Dr Disrespect’s Twitch Ban Was Reportedly Due To Messaging A Minor
Four years ago, Twitch banned popular streamer Dr Disrespect AKA Herschel “Guy” Beahm from its platform for unknown reasons. According to a new report, Beahm’s ban was allegedly the result of him texting a minor through Twitch’s now-defunct Whispers messaging system and offering to meet up with them at Twitchcon.
A former Twitch employee who asked to remain anonymous when they spoke to The Verge explained that a “significant” amount of time had passed from when Beahm had allegedly sent the messages between himself and the minor, and when the moderation report about the messages was filed.
Possibly linked to the claims are new comments from Cody Conners, another former Twitch employee, who worked in the company’s strategic partnerships team. While Beahm isn’t named in the X/Twitter posts, Conners did write last week “He got banned because [he] got caught sexting a minor in the then-existing Twitch Whispers product. He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that be could read in plain text.”