Fresh allegations and rumors supposedly regarding Dr Disrespect’s 2020 Twitch ban have surfaced today, with an ex-employee of the streaming giant stating an unnamed streamer was banned because they were caught sharing inappropriate messages with a minor on the platform.
Former Twitch director of strategic partnerships Cody Conners alleged on X (formerly Twitter) on June 21 that an unnamed streamer was banned “because he got caught sexting a minor in the then-existing Twitch whispers product.” Dr Disrespect was not named explicitly by Conners but since the allegations were brought to light, many high-profile figures in the scene have suggested Dr Disrespect is the streamer in question.
Conners continued, saying the unnamed streamer was “trying to meet up” with the minor at a TwitchCon event, and that “the powers that be” were able to view the messages in plain text, cementing the allegations. “No one made the wrong decision, fuck him and his boys,” Conners concluded.
Insider Rob “Slasher” Breslau, who originally stated in 2020 that he knew the reason for the Doc’s ban but wouldn’t publish anything “due to the importance and sensitivity around the subject,” simply tweeted “I didn’t lie” in response to today’s allegations. Journalist Jacob Wolf, who covered the original ban for ESPN at the time, revealed Doc’s manager at the time offered an “exclusive” interview but stipulated that no questions regarding the ban would be permitted.
As many more figures in the scene responded to the allegations and rumors, Jake Lucky stated, “A former Twitch employee has come forward and stated the alleged reason for Dr Disrespect’s permanent Twitch ban being for ‘sexting a minor’ in the previous Twitch whispers product.”
It was at this point that we heard from Dr Disrespect himself, who responded directly to Lucky’s post. “I get it, it’s a hot topic but this has been settled,” Dr Disrespect said, adding that “no wrongdoing was acknowledged”—similar to his original tweet following the resolved legal dispute between him and Twitch.
Dr Disrespect was permanently banned from Twitch in 2020, not long after signing a multi-year deal with the platform. The reason for the ban was unknown, but after a two-year legal dispute that was settled in 2022, Doc said he had no intention of returning to Twitch.
He has since been streaming on YouTube and, more recently, was supposedly offered a deal to stream on Kick, which he turned down.
