CodeMiko banned on Twitch for third time, but returning to platform soon Twitch: CodeMikoPopular virtual streamer CodeMiko has been banned from Twitch for the third time \u2013 but has stated she will be \u2018back soon\u2019 and denying rumors that the ban was caused by her using the word \u2018simp.\u2019 Over the years, Twitch streamers have come up with different ways to stand out from the crowd instead of just being world-class at certain games. Some have ramped up production in a major way and you can\u2019t really take your eyes off it. That includes VTubers and virtual streamers too, who use a digital avatar, editing, and even in some cases, a motion capture suit, to replace themselves on-screen and take on a different persona. In the last few weeks, Codemiko \u2013 a streamer who takes the VTuber concept to a whole new level \u2013 has been getting massive numbers on Twitch. However, she\u2019s now been banned \u2013 for the third time. Why was CodeMiko banned? The ban came on January 19, but the specifics around why CodeMiko had been suspended by Twitch were unclear. Read More: How to get your 2020 Twitch Recap – The reason for the ban, or its length, is unknown but some fans were quick to speculate on the reason. Some suggested that it was because she used the word Simp \u2013 which was recently banned by Twitch. On January 21, CodeMiko clarified that this was not the case, stating simply: \u201cIt\u2019s not because of the word \u2018simp.’\u201d She then dove a bit deeper into the suspension, saying she accidentally revealed a streamer\u2019s private information. \u201cA female streamer and I were talking about female harassment online and I asked her what was the worst comment she had ever received. When I saw the email, it was pretty bad and was more like a threat than a comment,\u201d she said in a TwitLonger. \u201cFrom my experience, threats are almost never sent from a user\u2019s actual email address, but throwing up the screenshot got me banned. I only wanted to shine the light on harassment that streamers face and did not mean to violate terms.\u201d This would be her third ban, previously being banned twice in September of 2020. However, a streamer usually has to be banned three times within a three month period to rack up a permanent ban. She will be returning on February 5 with a game-show style stream, inviting some of the biggest Twitch streamers along. More details will be revealed at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CodeMiko banned on Twitch for third time, but returning to platform soon Twitch: CodeMikoPopular virtual streamer CodeMiko has been banned from Twitch for the third time \u2013 but has stated she will be \u2018back soon\u2019 and denying rumors that the ban was caused by her using the word \u2018simp.\u2019 Over the years, Twitch streamers have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59358\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}