Livestreamer IShowSpeed has been temporarily banned from YouTube for allegedly violating Community Guidelines during his latest on-stream shenanigan, where he filmed himself jumping over Lamborghini and McLaren supercars one after the other.
i just jumped over 2 cars ongšš pic.twitter.com/EXDdEH3mge
ā Speedāļø (@ishowspeedsui) August 3, 2024
Darren Jason Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed or simply Speed, is one of YouTubeās biggest stars, boasting over 27 million subscribers. Heās well-known for his energetic gaming and IRL (in real life) streams, often featuring wild stunts like setting off fireworks in his bedroom. This mix of excitement and unpredictability has made him a standout figure in the streaming community.
His attempt to jump over two supercars was successful and went extremely viral. However, this stunt may have breached YouTubeās moderation policies.
On August 5, Speedās editor shared a screenshot of their creator dashboard on Twitter/X, showing that the channel had received an Active Community Guidelines strike.
Nice one @TeamYouTube https://t.co/hiMGB7jsQS pic.twitter.com/d8YVfRhdFb
ā slipz (@slipperrz) August 5, 2024
The following day, August 6, IShowSpeed posted a video confirming that his channel had been temporarily suspended.
Streamer #IShowSpeed faces a temporary YouTube ban after jumping over a car on a live broadcast on #youtube pic.twitter.com/z1DZ66boRA
ā aurašŖ¼ (@cashaura_) August 6, 2024
In the video, he explained, āHey guys, if youāre watching this, Iām banned on my main YouTube channel. I canāt stream or do anything at the moment. Just wanted to let you know. I love you all.ā
Social media users have reacted to the news with a range of opinions. One user tweeted, āSucks but I can see why he got banned. He has a ton of kids following himākids, please donāt try this at home.ā
Another user shared, āI mean now I understand this like his got young kids watching him who might try this and get hurt. So itās reasonable on YT side.ā
Meanwhile, some took a more humorous approach, with one person commenting, āLmao at least we know itās real,ā and another user saying, āHis aura was too much for YouTube.ā
Back in 2021, Speed was also banned from Twitch following sexist comments made during Adin Rossā stream. The ban was lifted after two years.
Now that Speed is taking a break due to the ban, fans are continuing to navigate his main channel, patiently awaiting his return. As of now, there is still no information on when YouTube will lift the ban.
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