Twitch\u2019s Creative Director djWHEAT responds to Alinity situation Twitter: DJWheat\/Twitch: Alinity.Twitch\u2019s Creative Director Marcus \u2018djWHEAT\u2019 Graham has weighed in on the ongoing Alinity situation, revealing what he would do if he had the power to make decisions on the live streaming platform. Popular streamer Alinity Devine sparked controversy during her July 18 stream when she was seen tossing her cat across her room. Outraged social media members dug up previous videos of her seemingly mistreating the pet by feeding it vodka and placing stickers over its face, while also accusing her of animal abuse. A whole host of people from comedian Ricky Gervais, to PETA, and other Twitch streamers have weighed on in the situation \u2013 with many calling for Alinity to be punished. While Twitch has yet to put out any comment, djWHEAT \u2013 a former StarCraft II personality turned Twitch employee \u2013 has given his opinion on the controversy. During a Twitter thread from July 21, Twitch\u2019s creative director finally responded to calls for him to step up and suspend Alinity\u2019s channel. Considering he can\u2019t do that, he gave his thoughts on the situation regardless. \u201cAs a cat owner, I\u2019m very upset over the recent news,\u201d he started. \u201cI am also someone who does not have moderation powers or enforcement. Just like I can\u2019t fix your subscriptions. I want to see a ban. I do not want to be harassed because you think that\u2019s the right thing to do.\u201d As a cat owner, I’m very upset over the recent news. I am also someone who does not have moderation powers or enforcement. Just like I can’t fix your subscriptions. I want to see a ban. I do not want to be harassed because you think that’s the right thing to do. \u2014 djWHEAT (@djWHEAT) July 21, 2019 While djWHEAT can\u2019t suspend anyone\u2019s account, that didn\u2019t stop him from revealing what he would do if he had any moderation powers. The former StarCraft II caster continued: \u201cIf it was up to me\u2026 I would ban her for at least 30 days. I would ask to see an awareness stream and potential charity drive for pet abuse or pet charities. I would put forth a 90-day probation post-ban with a no-tolerance period (you mess up = ban) & check-ins.\u201d If it was up to me\u2026 \u2013 I would ban her for at least 30 days \u2013 I would ask to see an awareness stream and potential charity drive for pet abuse or pet charities \u2013 I would put forth a 90 day probation post-ban with a no-tolerance period (you mess up = ban) & check ins\u2014 djWHEAT (@djWHEAT) July 21, 2019 Of course, this list of ideas was purely hypothetical and potentially not what Twitch has lined-up for the streamer. Regardless, djWHEAT added that the final decision rests with the moderation team and everyone should let them do their jobs. \u201cJust because they don\u2019t tweet you play by play doesn\u2019t mean they aren\u2019t hard at work 24\/7,\u201d he concluded. Ultimately, I think everyone should let the @Twitch Moderation Teams do their jobs. Just because they don’t tweet you play by play doesn’t mean they aren’t hard at work 24\/7. \u2014 djWHEAT (@djWHEAT) July 21, 2019 It still remains to be seen if Twitch has something up their sleeve in terms of punishing the streamer publicly. While she hasn\u2019t been banned or suspended just yet, Alinity has not streamed since the controversy initially unfolded on July 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch\u2019s Creative Director djWHEAT responds to Alinity situation Twitter: DJWheat\/Twitch: Alinity.Twitch\u2019s Creative Director Marcus \u2018djWHEAT\u2019 Graham has weighed in on the ongoing Alinity situation, revealing what he would do if he had the power to make decisions on the live streaming platform. Popular streamer Alinity Devine sparked controversy during her July 18 stream when she […]<\/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-62279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62279","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=62279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}