Twitch decided to remove the PogChamp emote today following some comments from a popular personality. The person responsible for the viral sensation said some incendiary things about the day’s events on social media. (Credit to Twitch Partner @Zombaekillz for bringing awareness to it first.) Twitch made the decision to respond to the social media outcry after fans discovered those messages. Over the last 10 months, you could barely operate on most social media without encountering the PogChamp meme. For streamers, they’re sad to be missing the emote, but understand the platform’s decision in the moment. Twitch has been putting forth the effort to deploy it’s Terms of Service more evenly. As a result, there has been an increased push for respecting diverse communities on the app. Check out what they had to say down below:
We’ve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today.
so @Twitch due to this lovely statement…i think this pogchamp emote needs to be removed. pic.twitter.com/qQXrEEtIif
