Big German streamer Unge switches from YouTube to Twitch – “Apparently I’m not wanted here”

On By Garmin Philip

Simon “Unplayed” Wiefels (31) or simply Unge is one of the most famous German streamers on YouTube. 15,000 to 20,000 viewers are currently following his streams live on YouTube. However, on December 19, Unge announced: “It’s enough …” and announced a new concept and its move to Twitch. We report from MeinMMO.

While the general trend abroad is that many streamers are switching from Twitch to YouTube, Simon Wiefels is now doing exactly the opposite: he is switching to Twitch.

This is the background:

  • On October 29th, Unge got a strike from YouTube for uploading a reaction video which, according to YouTube, violated certain guidelines. Thereupon Wiefels got a ban until November 5th.
  • Unge uploaded a video on November 5 expressing his concerns: YouTube was too insecure (via YouTube). He now has 2 warnings, if he got a 3rd his YouTube channel would be blocked forever. The rules are not to create a new channel.
  • Wiefels also found it very inconsistent and unfair that his uploaded reaction video was blocked, but not the live stream from which the editing for the video was made. Furthermore, reaction videos from other YouTubers on the same video were not blocked or warned at the time. As of today, December 20th, there are almost no reaction videos to be found on the video – YouTube seems to have taken action in this regard.
  • Unge filed an objection to the warning from YouTube, saying that he would consider switching to Twitch if the objection was denied.

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That’s why Unge switches to Twitch: On December 19th, Simon Wiefels uploaded a new video to YouTube – with the title “IT REICH …”. In it he described that YouTube was simply too unsafe for him in the first place, as YouTube had rejected his previous objection to the warning. The warning would now last until the end of January.

Another warning would be the end of his YouTube channel, which he has been running for 10 years. Unge now only wants to bring his livestream content to Twitch and no longer on YouTube. But he continues to upload videos to YouTube as usual.

Wiefels already shared the good news on his Twitter that Twitch has already accepted him as a partner (via Twitter). The streams on Twitch should take place sometime between December 20th and 26th.

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Furthermore, Unge drew a conclusion in his video from November 5th: YouTube kept putting obstacles in his way (via YouTube). He thought that you could work hand in hand with YouTube, since both sides have the same interest: The platform and YouTube gaming “make it even better”.

Apparently I am not wanted here as a creator, because instead of YouTube coming to me and saying: “Hey Simon, you, as a long-term partner – we discovered that there was a video on your channel that could possibly violate our guidelines (…)

Simon Wiefels

Unge wanted more communication from YouTube. He is a longtime figurehead of YouTube Germany. Wiefels thinks it is wrong to treat him so unfairly and inconsistently.

This is exactly what contradicts what other streamers say about YouTube. Ludwig first switched from Twitch to YouTube because he was valued more on YouTube.

Unge wants to completely redesign his content

Unge not only wants to go back to Twitch, but also revives old games like Minecraft. The YouTuber and streamer became known with the block game, Minecraft. Wiefels wants to recreate his huge farm on Madeira in Minecraft in the Twitch streams. He just wants to do more gaming again.

Wiefels will also upload more VLogs from his “life’s work” to YouTube, and show more the process of how it came about and how it was done on the farm.

He wants to get away from the negativity and less reactions to the whole argument and beef of the content creator. “I have to lower myself to that level and I just don’t want that anymore,” said Unge. Nevertheless, the “unclicked” format in which he makes such reactions still exists. It only comes less often.

Unge want to create a “safe and positive place” for viewers on Twitch, where one can relax and switch off.

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