Twitch streamer DarksydePhil criticized for \u201cbegging\u201d for donations after losing partnership Twitch: DarksydephilLongtime Twitch streamer DarksydePhil has lost his partnership on the platform, and as a result threatened to leave it permanently, unless his community can support him with enough donations. Even dedicated fans of the streamer have criticized his actions since losing his partnerships, with one viewer who had donated over 25,000 \u2018Bits\u2019 banned for not wanting to use PayPal to make a donation. On May 3, YouTuber David Davidson uploaded a compilation of clips from DarksydePhil\u2019s channel, explaining that he had lost his partnership but did not want to move to another platform and lose his following. However, as a result of losing partner status, there is no subscribe option, meaning he now relies on donations to monetize his Twitch content. When some viewers expressed concern about the information shared by PayPal, he hit back by telling them to \u201cseek help\u201d for their \u201cparanoia.\u201d He has raised his donation goal to $200 per stream, and with 20 minutes remaining of a broadcast, called for his viewers to meet the target, as it sat at only $80. \u201cLadies and gentlemen, this is the last chance. I have to appeal to you one more time. Less than 20 minutes left on the stream, we didn\u2019t even hit the vest goal tonight, this is not good. This is why I\u2019m telling you guys, I\u2019m not joking about, if I can\u2019t even get close to hitting the tips goals, I can\u2019t stay on Twitch anymore. More than enough people \u2018cheer\u2019 and \u2018sub\u2019 when those things were available. I need people to buy in and say \u2018ok, I used to cheer, I used to sub, I\u2019m not going to do that anymore, I\u2019m going to come tip instead. Or pledge to my Patreon.\u201d \u201cI need the support now more than ever because of what Twitch has done to me unfairly,\u201d Phil continued. \u201cThis is not good, this [stream] I\u2019m not even half way there. That\u2019s really bad. So please, if you can, please support.\u201d At the end of the same stream, he said \u201cyou have to understand, this is my livelihood. [\u2026] I can\u2019t have entire days where I\u2019m not hitting a tips goal.\u201d Commenters criticized his requests for donations, with one writing: \u201cWe\u2019ve reached the point where tips are mandatory, no joke or meme.\u201d Another said \u201cThe gaslighting is so disgusting. The way he berates people and calls them mentally ill for not having a bank account to link to a PayPal. It\u2019s really gross.\u201d On Twitter, DarksydePhil said that Twitch has not responded to his requests about his partnership or payments. He says he will require donations to be able to pay his mortgage payment, due on the 15th. \u201cThe purpose of this stream is to raise funds, to help me get through this tough time.\u201d Here is the audio-only schedule for Monday May 10 and the coming week! Enjoy! pic.twitter.com\/tFnUPO3oQC \u2014 Things Are HEATING UP! (@TheyCallMeDSP) May 10, 2021 DarksydePhil typically streams twice a day, taking his total donation goal per day to $400, or $124,000 a year, although he does typically take one day off a week. Although the reason for his partnership being revoked is unknown (even to Phil himself, he claims), he has been banned on multiple occasions before. However, in March, it was alleged that he had \u201cdoxxed\u201d a fan by sharing an image of their driver\u2019s license on Discord. The fan in question had apparently been banned from chat, and hoped that verifying their identity would help them be unbanned. His most recent, in October 2020, he says was due to a \u201cfalse DMCA claim.\u201d The streamer also came under heavy criticism in 2019 after saying that racist jokes were \u201cOK\u201d if they did not target an individual, and that people simply didn\u2019t have \u201cthick skin.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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