CohhCarnage Offers Opinion About Pokimane’s Ban

After Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys was banned from Twitch for streaming copyrighted content, Twitch broadcaster Ben ‘CohhCarnage’ Cassell expressed his concern for the platform’s future.

During a 10-hour Avatar: The Last Airbender watch party on January 8th, Pokimane was banned from Twitch. Poki has now confirmed that the ban will only last 48 hours, but as the first major streamer to be punished as part of Twitch’s TV meta, fellow top streamers like Mizkif are concerned that the DMCA fallout has begun. CohhCarnage is concerned that the platform’s bubble is about to break, which may be catastrophic for both creators and the platform’s future.

After the Pokimane ban, CohhCarnage stated why he is worried about Twitch’s future. He stated; “Right after one major streamer gets DMCA’d, another starts testing the waters with other dangerous content (Toast with Deathnote). Poki plays off the two-day ban and promotes her return stream with a smile. They’re speedrunning getting this site in incredibly hot water,”

Cohhcarnage then expanded his thoughts on the situation stating; “I can’t imagine any license holder doesn’t take a look at what’s going on and realizes how there are fundamental issues with both the creators AND the platform allowing it to happen. I hope Twitch is locked down legally because it’s not a good look at all.”

Cohh blamed both Twitch and creators, claiming that Twitch hasn’t done enough and that creators are pushing the DMCA’s boundaries too far. 

He concluded by saying that the pattern of temporary bans for prominent streamers cannot continue indefinitely. “But do those protections work when they keep allowing stuff to happen? When temp bans are jokes and the offenders keep returning?” 

It’s unclear whether Twitch will take any additional steps in response to these concerns.