Streamer collects the ban, demands paid sick days from Twitch
The streamer Danyell “TheDanDangler” Lanza got a ban on Twitch for watching a series on TV. In the aftermath of the ban, the Call of Duty: Warzone streamer explained her difficult position: If you’re sick, Twitch won’t do anything to support you. That caused a big discussion – because Twitch viewers have little understanding for it.
Who is the streamer?
- The streamer mainly shows Call of Duty: Warzone on Twitch. She has around 224,000 followers. When she streams, almost 1,000 people watch her. It achieved partner status on Twitch and more than doubled its viewership in the last year.
- The streamer has already made a name for herself twice: Once, after being banned, she complained about the nudity rules on Twitch (via ginx). On the other hand, she is said to have withheld half of donations that she collected for good causes (via sports).
- In addition to her Twitch channel, the streamer also runs a channel on Instagram, where she is followed by almost 93,000 accounts.
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What was she banned for?? The streamer was banned because she saw the TV series “Forged in Fire” live on her stream on Twitch: The series runs on the History channel in the USA. Participants in the show are fighting over who can forge a bladed weapon faster.
After Pokimane and Disguised Toast, “TheDanDangler” is the next Twitch streamer to be banned because of a copyright complaint related to a TV show.
This is how she responded to the spell: After the ban, the streamer said on Twitter that it was unfair.
She has Covid and doesn’t feel good enough to entertain people. But Twitch does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING – there are neither sick days nor vacation. She has a $ 4,000 vet bill to pay for her sick dog. She is so angry, she just wants to cry.
Much incomprehension for the streamer’s request for sick days
That was the reaction: The people on Twitter had little understanding of their situation. It was said that she was entitled. This is what it is called when you mean: “You are asking for something that you think you should be entitled to – but that’s not how it is.”
The dreaded “Internet warlord” Keemstar became aware of this tweet and wrote: “All of a sudden I decided to support Cancel Culture”.
Another user stated that TheDanDalger was streaming copyrighted content. Her behavior now shows that she does not feel any remorse, but still makes demands. At the moment, many streamers are sick, but they still do not stream TV series or films.
A third said: Most “real jobs” do not pay sick pay or give paid vacation unless you work for them on a permanent basis. Being a full-time Twitch streamer is a privilege that millions of people wish they could do, but such a privilege comes with problems.
In general, there is little understanding for the streamer’s attitude. You have to know that you are self-employed as a streamer and not an employee of Twitch, explained another streamer.
This is how the streamer reacts: She said she would stop posting on Twitter. There is just too much hate and bullies on the platform. That could not be healthy for anyone.
That’s behind it: It is true that streamers are not employees on Twitch. In fact, what the streamers are describing is a real problem.
The Twitch model invites self-exploitation. Because you only earn money when you are live. But there is no limit to how long you can be live and in what state. Nobody pays attention to this, the streamer is solely responsible for it – but is also at the same time the one who benefits most from being on the air as often as possible.
As a result, streamers may be inclined to stream even when they are physically or mentally incapable of doing so and should prefer to rest.
The constant struggle for “subscriptions” in particular drains streamers and leads some to burnout. Some have therefore left Twitch and searched for calmer waters on YouTube.
Because the situation with health insurance in the USA is completely different from that in Germany, this is not necessarily a problem that only specific streamers have.
The decision of when to work and when to take a break is ultimately a problem that everyone who works independently and on their own responsibility has to deal with.
We reported a few months ago about a streamer who could certainly have used sick days on Twitch:
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