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Twitch removes PogChamp emote after star encourages ‘further violence’ at Capitol Hill

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Filed under:The face behind the popular emote used social media to spur civil unrest, one of gaming culture’s most prominent faces, has been removed from livestreaming service , . The decision was taken in light of its real-world face, fighting game personality Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, who utilized social media to, in Twitch’s words, encourage “further violence after what took place in the Capitol today.”Following a violent takeover of — and calls from major political figures — Gutierrez asked his followers to continue the “civil unrest” that unfolded throughout Jan. 6. The personality invoked the name of a woman who died during the Trump supporter takeover, encouraging his followers to watch a video about her passing.In short order, that they were either banning the wide-eyed emote from their channels, if not asking the platform itself, Twitch, to take action against it. The charge was led by content creator Natasha “” Zinda,so due to this lovely statement...i think this pogchamp emote needs to be removed. — Zombaekillz (She/Her) (@ZombaeKillz)At 9 p.m. Wednesday night, the San Francisco-based company did exactly that. Users can no longer use the emote on the service. Polygon has reached out to Twitch for comment, and a representative pointed to the remarks made on Twitter. According to Twitch tracking service StreamElements, PogChamp on the livestreaming site. Acknowledging that legacy, the company said while PogChamp is a huge part of Twitch culture, the platform cannot in good conscience “enable the use of the image.” that it would be working with the community to design something to replace the former PogChamp emote with something equally as “hype.”On Friday morning, that it would go with one of the most popular to change up who would appear when users type in PogChamp to their chat, with a new face updated every day. It’s unclear how many different unique candidates will be in the pool, and how Twitch picked the streamers who will appear.We want the sentiment and use of Pog to live on – its meaning is much bigger than the person depicted or image itself– and it has a big place in Twitch culture. However, we can't in good conscience continue to enable use of the image.— Twitch (@Twitch)Gutierrez previously made the news . Twitch’s own community guidelines prohibit violence, including using platforms outside of the livestreaming service to encourage it. In late 2020, Twitch , along with some other tweaks concerning politics on the service.Update (Jan. 7): This story has been updated to include details regarding one of the the original calls to take down the emote.Update 2 (Jan 8): This story has been updated to add details regarding Twitch’s plans to replace PogChamp in 2021.A weekly roundup of the best things from PolygonA weekly roundup of the best things from Polygon

Filed under:The face behind the popular emote used social media to spur civil unrest, one of gaming culture’s most prominent faces, has been removed from livestreaming service , . The decision was taken in light of its real-world face, fighting game personality Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, who utilized social media to, in Twitch’s words, encourage “further violence after what took place in the Capitol today.”Following a violent takeover of — and calls from major political figures — Gutierrez asked his followers to continue the “civil unrest” that unfolded throughout Jan. 6. The personality...

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