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.
