Twitch streamers devise hilarious ways to protest DMCA strikes Twitch: Chainbrain \/ DeadPirateBrandonTwitch streamers are having a tough time with all the DMCA takedowns, but some of them have found a bit of humor in the situation by muting their audio in hilarious ways to protest and make a point. Twitch streamers are still being rocked by relentless DMCA takedowns forcing them to delete content or risk a ban. Even some of the biggest streamers like Felix \u2018xQc\u2019 Lengyel and Imane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys have had to comply. It\u2019s reached the point where the platform issued an apology and explanation, and even suggested streamers mute games to avoid potential strikes. However, some streamers decided to take a stand and protest these instructions by obeying them in a ridiculous and funny way. Chainbrain is a partnered streamer who streams gaming and music. He even streams a combination of the two in the form of Ubisoft\u2019s Rocksmith. Unfortunately, that means Twitch\u2019s DMCA crackdown will significantly impact his content. Read more: Shroud defends Twitch over Dr Disrespect ban – In his latest stream, he decided to take a stand in the funniest way possible. \u201cI took the advice Twitch gave and muted my Rocksmith game audio,\u201d he said. \u201cSounds pretty good, I think! You also get a more realistic sweaty metalhead experience!\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/xChainbrain\/status\/1326922976399384580?s=20 JayCaulls is another partnered streamer who followed suit. \u201cSo I took Twitch\u2019s advice and muted the game audio,\u201d he said. \u201cNo DMCA Strikes for me!\u201d He posted a clip of him listening to the sound of invisible drums and guitar. \u201cLove these drums,\u201d he said while bobbing his head in silence. \u201cOh, and that crisp guitar! I can\u2019t wait! Woohoo!\u201d So I took Twitch’s advice and muted the game audio! No DMCA Strikes for me! pic.twitter.com\/VC6f2KPFxU \u2014 JayCaulls (@JayCaulls) November 12, 2020 DeadPirateBrandon took a stand in the same vein. However, he approached it differently. Instead of streaming himself play a rhythm game in silence, he hopped into Resident Evil 2. \u201cHere\u2019s the future of Twitch,\u201d he said. \u201cA completely clean DMCA version of Resident Evil 2.\u201d The funniest part is that he makes the special effects himself and even narrates the dialogue. Here’s the future of Twitch. A completely clean DMCA version of Resident Evil 2. pic.twitter.com\/WecW68ToWS \u2014 Doctor Pirate Brandon (@DeadPirateB) November 12, 2020 There\u2019s no harm in a peaceful protest, especially when it\u2019s light and humorous. However, these streamers were out to make a point. Twitch\u2019s DMCA crackdown is a crucial issue that has changed the landscape of streaming and culture. It will be interesting to see what happens next and what streamers can do to adapt to the situation. But until then, they have no choice but to tread carefully to avoid potential strikes and bans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch streamers devise hilarious ways to protest DMCA strikes Twitch: Chainbrain \/ DeadPirateBrandonTwitch streamers are having a tough time with all the DMCA takedowns, but some of them have found a bit of humor in the situation by muting their audio in hilarious ways to protest and make a point. Twitch streamers are still being […]<\/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-62823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62823","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=62823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62823\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}