Twitch bans VTuber Projekt Melody in bizarre twist Projekt MelodyIn one of the most confusing stories in the history of Twitch partnerships, the VTuber Projekt Melody has been banned and unpartnered from the platform, less than a year after it was surprisingly partnered in the first place. Back in March 2020, Projekt Melody came over to Twitch \u2013 bringing with her a brand of suggestive and innuendo-filled content. The nature and contents of the streams were obvious to anyone, and so when the channel became a partnered before even doing a single stream, it was thought a deal had been struck with the platform. Projekt Melody then grew a substantial following on Twitch, thanks in part to hosts from established broadcasters, including Sodapoppin, one of the most-followed streamers. Projekt Melody banned from Twitch The account had accrued almost 300,000 followers, and was ranked in the top 50 most-watched English-speaking \u2018Just Chatting\u2019 channels on the platform, according to Twitch Metrics. But, the account was inexplicably banned on November 4, and its partnership status revoked. The latter often indicates that the ban is indefinite, though this cannot be confirmed at the time of writing. \u2139\ufe0f Twitch Streamer “”projektmelody”” is no longer partnered with Twitch! \u2139\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/L5uCYOAYci#twitch #unpartner \ud83d\ude0c \u2014 StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) November 4, 2020 But, there\u2019s another twist. This is not actually the account\u2019s first suspension. It was previously banned for three days in March \u2013 the day after it was partnered. During her very first stream on the platform \u2013 during which she gained over 50,000 followers \u2013 and said \u201cI want to be respectful of the platform, while also feeling sexy.\u201d But, the decision to partner this channel before it had even done a single stream was an odd choice from Twitch at the time, given the nature of Projekt Melody\u2019s content \u2013 and the other sites where you might typically find it streaming. These \u2018virtual influencers\u2019 have been increasing in popularity in 2020, particularly due to the global health crisis. Others include League of Legends\u2019 Seraphine, and this totally virtual Instagram influencer, Imma. The length or reason for Projekt Melody\u2019s ban is currently unknown. Twitch does not comment on community guidelines violations to respect the privacy of users \u2013 even virtual ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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