Update: On June 28 DrDisrespect took to Twitter and released a the first official statement since his channel went down.
He states that Twitch has not informed him of the specific reasoning behind the ban, but thanks his community for their support in the current situation.
Champions Club,
Twitch has not notified me on the specific reason behind their decision… Firm handshakes to all for the support during this difficult time.
-Dr Disrespect
— Dr Disrespect (@drdisrespect) June 28, 2020
As of now the reason and duration of the ban are still unknown. There are plenty of rumours spread throughout the internet but their veracity leaves much to be desired.
If there are further developements we will keep you updated.
Original article from June 26:
Popular streamer and internet personality Herschel “DrDisRespect” Beahm has been banned by the streaming platform Twitch.
On June 26 many fans were left wondering what happened to DrDisRespect as his channel became unavailable on Twitch. Neither Twitch nor the streamer himself have said anything regarding the reason of the ban so far.
With the recent wave of DMCA-related bans on Twitch, some speculation arose that DrDisRespect might have been caught up in a DMCA ban as well. However several insiders, among them Rod “Slasher” Breslau, claim that the ban was not DMCA-related. According to Slasher the ban is also permanent.
Sources: it is not DMCA
— Rod “4475 SR & Immortal peak” Breslau (@Slasher) June 26, 2020
Twitch refunds subscriptions
Several hours after the ban Twitch has also sent out emails to all subscribers of the channel, issuing refunds. The emotes linked to the “Doc” have also been removed from Twitch.
Twitch have cancelled subscriptions to Dr Disrespect’s channel and are sending out refunds. His emotes are also no longer available.
Here’s the email sent out to all subs: pic.twitter.com/YPBkzoV7nP
— DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) June 27, 2020
Slasher goes on to report that DrDisRespects’ Discord partnership has also been removed. He also shared a post made by DrDisRespect’s wife on Instagram:
all DrDisrespect Twitch subs have been refunded. Discord partnership has been removed
DrDisrespect’s wife mrsassassin has posted the following message to her Instagram https://t.co/d2YZ5yzHBe pic.twitter.com/oWT0oItBhz
— Rod “4475 SR & Immortal peak” Breslau (@Slasher) June 27, 2020
In accordance to its usual policy Twitch has not shared the reasons for banning DrDisRespect, their only statement so far has been a short message to Video Games Reporter Shannon Liao:
Twitch’s statement on @drdisrespect ban: “As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. These apply to all streamers regardless of status or prominence in the community.”
— Shannon Liao (@Shannon_Liao) June 26, 2020
While the reason and length of the ban are still unknown speculation has also arisen that it might be related to the current wave of sexual harrasment, abuse and assault allegations in the wider gaming community.
look: for several hours now I have been told from credible sources the reason DrDisrespect has been banned. however due to the importance and sensitivity around the subject I have refrained from going on it. i don’t feel comfortable with it currently
— Rod “4475 SR & Immortal peak” Breslau (@Slasher) June 27, 2020
DrDisRespect had previously been banned from Twitch in 2019. Back then his suspension lasted two weeks for entering a bathroom at E3 with a camera.
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