"Contacting my rep real quick" - IShowSpeed responds after his YouTube livestream gets deleted for violating "firearms policy"

On February 11, 2024, YouTube star Darren "IShowSpeed" took to his alternate X handle, @ronaldobetter07, to reveal that his recent IRL broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada, had been deleted. The content creator posted a screenshot of the official email from YouTube, which claimed that the action was taken because he violated the platform's "firearms policy."

An excerpt from the email reads:

The Ohio native expressed his displeasure with the Google-owned platform's decision by writing:

On February 11, 2024, a minute-long video surfaced on X, featuring IShowSpeed firing a gun at a shooting range. Before firing the first round, the internet sensation said:

He continued:

Later that day, Darren took to his alternate account on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform, revealing that the IRL broadcast had been deleted from YouTube for violating "firearms policy."

X user @officialvrewls commented on the platform's decision and remarked:

User @KON938169686766 tagged IShowSpeed's cameraman and close friend, Slipz, and stated that Kick should offer the 19-year-old a contract. They added:

According to one community member, firing guns live on the stream was not permitted on YouTube:

Meanwhile, another fan suggested that the recently unbanned Twitch personality join Rumble:

Here are some more comments:

On February 11, 2024, IShowSpeed once again tweeted using his alternate X handle, asking his community if anyone had downloaded the now-deleted YouTube livestream so he could re-upload it.