Cohh Carnage slams \u201clame\u201d ad using his family photo without permission Twitch streamers take opportunities to advertise products to their audiences all the time, but lines are crossed when their likeness gets used with permission, and that\u2019s exactly what happened to Cohh Carnage. Cohh Carnage is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch, boasting 1.2 million followers and attracting thousands of viewers each time he goes live. Unfortunately, with such levels of popularity, there is a risk of individuals or companies misusing a streamer\u2019s content. A blog that focuses on tips for lowering credit card debt, among other financial advice, appears to have used Cohh\u2019s baby announcement as a way to advertise their article. To make things even worse, the site erased the message about his family\u2019s son and replaced it with a message about becoming debt-free, as though Carnage himself had written it. \u201cSomebody sat down, erased the message on this sign that said we were having our second son, Kai, then put in some fake advertisement for their blog or whatever,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cAll, of course, without consent or permission. I tell ya, man. Dark times. How lame can people be.\u201d Somebody sat down, erased the message on this sign that said we were having our second son, Kai, then put in some fake advertisement for their blog or whatever. All, of course, without consent or permission. I tell ya, man. Dark times. How lame can people be. https:\/\/t.co\/3WykzTtAqo \u2014 Cohh Carnage (@CohhCarnage) January 5, 2020 This isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve seen something like this happen, with similar incidents with other streamers in the past. Back in November 2019, the online retailer Newegg ran an ad for a chair that featured a streamer who looked a lot like Ben \u2018DrLupo\u2019 Lupo, except that it wasn\u2019t an exact match. Casually scrolling on Newegg and I stumble across a gaming chair and they faked a @DrLupo picture for their product. \ud83e\uddd0 pic.twitter.com\/uLnhPvgQWX \u2014 Tyler (@TylerKinz) November 30, 2019 Unless noticed by a fan, these ads can easily slip under the radar and to many unsuspecting people, they won\u2019t even realize or consider who is in the images. OP Group, Cohh\u2019s management team, said this sort of thing happens all too often and that they are in the process of handling it. While this might not seem like too big of a deal on the surface, it can end up being very damaging. A fan could see this ad, believe that Cohh himself believes in it, and be misled into clicking the link, and possibly paying for a product or service. It sounds like this particular situation is going to be taken care of shortly, but that doesn\u2019t mean it won\u2019t pop up again with a different streamer in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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