Twitch streamer risks ban after literally setting hands on fire for cosplay ValveA Twitch streamer risked getting banned \u2014 or more pertinently, seriously hurt \u2014 by literally setting their hands on fire for a cosplay on stream. The act could fall under the platform\u2019s self-harm rules. Cosplayers love to commit their all to creating the most accurate version of fictional characters. And in order to do so, these cosplayers often learn and master artistic crafts, ranging from sewing, designing, and even blacksmithing. But Twitch streamer \u2018rostislav_999\u2019 attempted a shortcut, opting to set fire to their own hands and risking getting banned on the streaming platform instead of meticulously planning their cosplay. The Twitch streamer is shown wearing a long sleeve red shirt and black gloves. In the background is DOTA 2\u2019s Ember Spirit\u2019s 3D model, which is likely the character the Twitch streamer was attempting to cosplay. They apply what appears to be lighter fluid onto their gloves, and then proceed to set their hands ablaze. The flames continue burning, and the streamer quickly attempts to reach for the sword props, only to drop them like hot potatoes. Clearly, the gloves weren\u2019t fireproof. The heat from the flames may have very realistically caused harm to the streamer. Rather than putting in genuine effort and creating props, the streamer attempted a shortcut by literally setting their hands on fire. But how is this a potentially bannable offense? According to Twitch\u2019s official guidelines, the platform \u201cdoes not allow content that glorifies, promotes, or encourages self-harm.\u201d They also \u201cprohibit activity that may endanger your life, lead to your physical harm, or encourage others to engage in physically harmful behavior.\u201c The act of setting your own hands on stream can easily be constituted as intentional self harm and thereby goes against Twitch\u2019s community guidelines. And as the community knows, Twitch has banned people for far less in the past. For now, rostislav is safe on both accounts. Their hands are fine for the most part, and their account is still on Twitch. But it\u2019s a lesson in fire safety for all, taught the hard way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch streamer risks ban after literally setting hands on fire for cosplay ValveA Twitch streamer risked getting banned \u2014 or more pertinently, seriously hurt \u2014 by literally setting their hands on fire for a cosplay on stream. The act could fall under the platform\u2019s self-harm rules. Cosplayers love to commit their all to creating the […]<\/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-62723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62723","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=62723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}