Twitch streamer \u2018Squid Game\u2019 may be forced to change name after abuse Netflix \/ Instagram: SquidGameA Twitch streamer who goes by \u2018Squid Game\u2019 on the platform, and has done for many years, now says she may be forced to change her name, due to abuse, and now, loss of work. The name, unfortunately, matches that of Netflix\u2019s most popular ever show. Squid Game is a Korean thriller, which debuted on Netflix in 2021 and very quickly became a smash hit, breaking Netflix records for viewership. Halloween 2021 was taken over by people dressing up as various characters from the show. However, for one rather unlucky content creator, the name of show matches exactly the name of their Twitch account, where they are a partnered streamer. SquidGame, real name Lydia, has over 40,000 followers on the platform and is a member of Yogscast. In October, Lydia\u2019s Instagram account, also called \u2018SquidGame\u2019, was banned, after it was mass-reported, presumably by fans of the Netflix show. SquidGame streamer loses work over name On November 2, SquidGame explained that the conflict with the Netflix show\u2019s name was causing her to lose out on work opportunities. \u201cLooks like I might have to change my handle after all,\u201d SquidGame tweeted. \u201cI\u2019ve lost 2 amazing presenting opportunities because people don\u2019t want to hire me with my \u2018squid game\u2019 handle.\u201d Looks like I might have to change my handle after all. I’ve lost 2 amazing presenting opportunities because people don’t want to hire me with my “”squid game”” handle. This is really getting me down now. \u2014 Lydia (@SquidGaming) November 2, 2021 Despite her Instagram account being reinstated, and Twitch appearing to have no problem with her channel\u2019s username, the confusion is bound to keep causing problems. \u201cFirst I get sent abuse, then I get banned, now I\u2019m losing out on work,\u201d SquidGame explained. Lots of lovely people suggesting complaining etc, but who do I even talk to about this? Who would I email? I have literally no idea whatsoever \ud83d\ude05 \u2014 Lydia (@SquidGaming) November 2, 2021 There have been other cases of content creators having matching names to other IPs, such as the streamer Steven \u2018Destiny\u2019 Bonnell and the Bungie video game franchise \u2018Destiny\u2019. However, Squid Game\u2019s unlikely matching name is remarkably specific, and so is bound to be met with confusion from now on, given the popularity of the show. On the other hand, the name may also have some small benefits \u2013 with users potentially stumbling upon Squid Game\u2019s Twitch or YouTube content, and sticking around. Squid Game has even embraced the memes, cosplaying as characters from the show on her stream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch streamer \u2018Squid Game\u2019 may be forced to change name after abuse Netflix \/ Instagram: SquidGameA Twitch streamer who goes by \u2018Squid Game\u2019 on the platform, and has done for many years, now says she may be forced to change her name, due to abuse, and now, loss of work. The name, unfortunately, matches that […]<\/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-62754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62754","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=62754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}