Twitch star Imane "Pokimane" made headlines on January 23, 2024, after engaging in a heated exchange with one of her viewers. During the Just Chatting segment of her recent broadcast, Pokimane noticed a message from Twitch user "joshrm99," who had been timed out for 600 seconds by the content creator's moderator.
They wrote the following message:
The Moroccan-Canadian personality expressed her displeasure with the viewer's question, calling them an "absolute idiot" for believing that gambling is only advertised to adults on the Amazon-owned platform.
She remarked:
Pokimane later claimed she was "not mad" at people who gambled on Twitch. However, she stated that she believed the content should not be broadcast on the platform:
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Gambling on Twitch has been a contentious topic of discussion, with several prominent personalities, including Matthew "Mizkif" and Pokimane, advocating for its removal from the platform. Twitch issued a new set of guidelines on September 21, 2022, announcing that gambling on unregulated websites such as Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com, and Roobet.com would be restricted.
Notable gambling content creators such as Felix "xQc," Tyler "Trainwreckstv," and Adin Ross voiced their displeasure with the decision, with Trainwreckstv labeling Mizkif, HasanAbi, "Ludwig" Ahgren, and Pokimane as "hypocrites" during a livestream on May 30, 2023.
He said:
On January 24, 2023, the OfflineTV (OTV) co-founder responded to a Twitch chatter who referred to her as "slow" because of her views on gambling. Over 245 netizens on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit have commented on the situation, with Redditor u/Radiant-Psychology96 writing:
One community member stated that the "cycle" of gambling-related drama
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