Twitch Streamer Shroud Gets Mad at False Sponsorship Accusation During E3 Viewing Party
The gaming community and Twitch streamers are currently engrossed in the E3 season, eagerly anticipating the upcoming announcements for the next year. Many streamers, including top Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek, have been hosting viewing parties on their channels to provide commentary and engage with their fans during the conferences.
During Microsoft’s presentation of Flight Simulator 2020, shroud encountered an unwelcome interruption. One of his subscribers accused him of being sponsored to livestream the event, which greatly angered him.
In response to the accusation, shroud paused Microsoft’s stream and directed his attention to the subscriber, saying, “Hey, Corporal. Where are you? I’m not getting paid for this, but I wish. Get the fuck out of my chat. Get the fuck out of here.”
Contrary to the subscriber’s claim, shroud had not displayed any indications of being sponsored during his stream. Whenever a company pays for content to be featured on his stream, shroud ensures that there are clear signals, such as using hashtags with “ad” in the title or consistent bot messages in his chat, to inform his viewers about the sponsorship. A recent example of this was when he streamed the mobile game Brawl Stars and used the hashtag on social media to clarify the sponsorship.
Accusing a streamer of being sponsored without any visible indications is essentially accusing them of violating Twitch’s Terms of Service. Although the platform’s terms do not explicitly cover sponsored content, Twitch expects streamers who promote any third-party content to disclose their relationship with the advertiser. It’s understandable why shroud was upset by such an accusation.
Despite the incident, shroud continued his E3 stream as usual, disregarding the viewer’s false accusation.
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