A TWITCH star famed for hosting racy livestreams in her underwear has been banned from the platform for the fourth time this year.
The temporary block was issued to web sensation Indiefoxx this week and will put her account out of action for three days.
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Why is Indiefoxx banned on Twitch?
Indiefoxx revealed that she had been banned by Twitch on Wednesday.
In a tweet, the Los Angeles native posted a screenshot of a message sent to her by Twitch’s support team.
According to the screen grab, the three-day ban was issued for “selling Twitch services or features”.
Indiefoxx had recently handed out VIP badges to viewers who bought 100 gift subscriptions to her channel, GinX reports.
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The badges are typically reserved for users recognised by streamers as loyal members of their community.
VIPs are immune to chat and channel moderation settings.
Selling VIP badges and other Twitch features is prohibited by the platform’s terms of services.
Indiefoxx’s Twitch ban means she cannot watch streams, broadcast or chat using the service. Her profile and videos are hidden from users.
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How did Indiefoxx respond?
Writing on Twitter, Indiefoxx told her 27,000 followers that she was “confused” by the ban.
Citing the length of the restrictions imposed on her channel, she said: “Three days seems excessive.”
Indiefoxx claimed that she did not violate the rules around selling Twitch features to users that were highlighted in the platform’s message to her.
However, she conceded that handing VIP badges to gifters may have crossed the line.
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She claimed that “that isn’t against” the platform’s terms of service.
The site’s rules states that creators are prohibited from “reselling Twitch services or features (such as moderation status)”.
“VIP is not a mod, it’s a vanity badge dedicated to top donors,” Indiefoxx tweeted.
“Based on this, I’m confused”.
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What has Indiefoxx been banned for previously?
Indiefoxx, who has more than 600,000 Twitch followers, is no stranger to the ban hammer.
This is her fourth ban this year alone, following a string of missteps in January and February.
She was banned twice in one week earlier this year for writing the names of subscribers on her body while lying on a bed wearing lingerie.
The stunt breached Twitch’s guidelines on nudity.
Twitch – the world’s biggest streaming site explained
Here’s what you need to know…
- Twitch is a website dedicated to hosting livestreams watched by millions around the world
- The platform is owned by Amazon and largely focusses on video game livestreams
- However, content creators also upload clips of themselves creating artwork or music, or simply having a chat
- Twitch boasts more than 15million daily active users watching clips streamed by around 3million creators
- Its creators make money through a mix of paid subscripions, advertising revenue and donations from viewers
- Some of the site’s biggest earners make millions every year, largely through sponsorship deals with big brands
- Twitch is worth an estimated £3billion
- Its biggest competitors are Microsoft-owned streaming platform Mixer, YouTube (which is owned by Google) and Facebook Live
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