YouTube has blocked Dr Disrespect’s channel from making money

Dr Disrespect’s YouTube channel has been shut down. Verge“We have suspended monetization on Dr. DisRespect’s channel for violating our Creator Responsibility Policy,” YouTube spokesperson Nicole Bell wrote. Bell also wrote that Dr. DisRespect has been suspended from YouTube. youtube partner program “Following serious allegations against the producer.”

The allegations cite multiple reports that the streamer, whose real name is Guy Beahm, Was banned from Twitch in 2020 due to inappropriate messages sent to a minor through Whispers, a Twitch communication app. When Beam was banned, neither he nor Twitch gave a reason, leaving it a mystery for four years. However, late last week, Cody Conners, a former Twitch employee, The alleged reason for Beahm’s ban was posted on X“He was banned because he was caught sexting with a minor on the Twitch Whispers product that was available at the time,” Connors wrote. “He was trying to meet her at TwitchCon.”

Following Connors’ tweet, Beahm Denied allegations“It has been resolved, no wrongdoing admitted and they paid the full contract,” posted X, referring to a financial dispute Beam settled against Twitch in 2021. However, as many brands are involved in turtle Beach And Midnight Society When GameSpot — a game studio that Beahm co-founded — began distancing itself from the creator, Beahm again took to social media to defend himself.

“Were there whisper messages on Twitch with a minor in 2017? The answer is yes,” Behaim wrote on XThese messages, he said, “sometimes get very inappropriate.”

Beahm ended the statement by saying he plans to take an extended leave but will eventually return to streaming. After being banned from Twitch, Beahm started a YouTube channel in August 2020, which currently has over 4 million subscribers. A report for Rolling stoneRyan Wyatt, YouTube’s former head of gaming partnerships, said that YouTube refused to offer Beahm a partnership deal when he joined the platform as rumors of his exit from Twitch were rife. Partnership deals, like those offered to other YouTube creators Valkyrie And Dr.LupoThis would have given Beahm access to exclusive YouTube resources and monetization features, as well as ad revenue sharing.

“Because of those rumours, there was no reason to consider any deal [Beahm]” Wyatt said Rolling stone,