Pokimane

After nearly a decade associated with Twitch, Pokimane announced the end of her exclusive arrangement and her intention to stream on multiple platforms. She explained that new exclusivity contracts were less attractive and that, in her view, Twitch's cultural and political environment had deteriorated. She had previously stated that joining Kick's ecosystem, linked to gambling and more permissive moderation, would raise a 'moral and ethical' issue for her.

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The launch of Pokimane's Myna Snacks cookies was accompanied by criticism of their price and comparisons with similar products. The controversy intensified when she responded to a pricing criticism by calling a viewer an 'idiot' and a 'broke boy' in a joke during a stream.

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Pokimane streamed episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender to her audience during the wave of watch parties on Twitch. Her channel was suspended for approximately 48 hours, an incident widely reported as being linked to a copyright/DMCA claim.

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JiDion directed his viewers to Pokimane's chat and asked them to post hostile messages, prompting her to interrupt her stream and denounce the harassment. Following JiDion's suspension, Pokimane criticised Ninja's response, claiming that he had offered to intervene with Twitch. Jessica Blevins subsequently threatened Pokimane with defamation proceedings, disputing her account.

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After revelations that streamer Sliker had borrowed and lost substantial sums because of gambling problems, Pokimane, Mizkif and other personalities discussed boycotting Twitch during a major commercial period unless the platform restricted casino streams. Twitch subsequently announced restrictions targeting several unauthorised gambling websites.

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Pokimane criticised an ItsAGundam video targeting her and 'simp' culture, then publicly mentioned the video's sponsor. Commentators accused her of using the power of her audience to pressure a smaller creator's advertising revenue.

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During a stream, Pokimane opened a link containing pornographic content that remained briefly visible. Twitch issued a warning for accidental or brief nudity or sexual content, with no suspension reported for this incident.

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Following Fedmyster's removal from OfflineTV amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour made by other members, Pokimane also referred to manipulative conduct and a complicated personal relationship. Several months later, a private document attributed to Fedmyster was leaked, presenting messages and a version disputing several aspects of her account, particularly their relationship and internal tensions at OfflineTV.

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Pokimane had a Bowblax video compiling material from her public conflict with KEEMSTAR removed or subjected to a copyright strike. PewDiePie and other creators criticised this use of the copyright system, arguing that it could penalise smaller channels and raise fair use questions.

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An old stream clip resurfaced in 2019 showing Imane Anys using the N-word. The episode prompted renewed controversy a few days after an earlier clip whose interpretation was considerably more ambiguous.

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