Doublelift Suspended from Co-streaming LCS Games After “Dying League” Comments, MrBeast Criticizes Riot’s Decision
During a Twitch broadcast, Doublelift announced that he can no longer co-stream the upcoming weekend of LCS games due to receiving his “second strike” from Riot Games. The reason for the strike was his comments about the league being “dying.” MrBeast, a popular YouTuber, voiced his disagreement with Riot’s decision.
MrBeast vs. Ninja Ultimate Crown Event Excludes Team Liquid’s Bjergsen
On July 9, Twitch hosted a highly anticipated event called “MrBeast vs. Ninja Ultimate Crown” featuring two League of Legends content creators. Initially, Team Liquid’s star player Bjergsen was supposed to join MrBeast and his team for the event. However, according to Doublelift’s comments on July 11, Riot and the LCS prevented Bjergsen from participating.
Riot Suspends Doublelift’s Co-stream Permissions in Response to “Dying League” Comments
Expressing his frustration, Doublelift criticized Riot and the LCS for blocking Bjergsen from the event. He stated that the league’s viewership is declining and questioned why they wouldn’t let one of the league’s prominent faces participate in an event with two of the biggest creators worldwide. As a consequence of his comments, Riot suspended Doublelift’s co-stream permissions until after the upcoming LCS games.
MrBeast Criticizes Riot’s Restriction on Open Discourse
Making his opinion known, MrBeast responded to the situation on Twitter. He called out Riot, a massive company, for seemingly discouraging an open discourse about the league.
Despite Bjergsen’s absence, the MrBeast vs. Ninja showmatch in League of Legends proceeded smoothly and was enjoyed by fans. Remarkably, it attracted more viewers than the LCS did the week before, as reported by TwitchTracker.
Riot has not released an official statement regarding this situation yet.