Twitch has yanked a widely-used emote after the pro player that inspired its creation ‘encouraged further violence’ after pro-Trump mob stormed Capito
Twitch has removed a widely-used “PogChamp” emote from its platform after Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, a pro Street Fighter player whose excited reaction inspired the image, tweeted support for the pro-Trump mob that stormed the United States capitol yesterday. In a Twitter statement, the video streaming platform that the decision to remote the Pogchamp emote was made “following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today.
