Just last night, Indiefoxx received her 6th ban on Twitch. These are all in the same year, no less, with a maximum ban of three days. Some say this was a mistake, and she didn’t deserve this ban. Given the type of content Indiefoxx produces on Twitch, it’s unlikely that it was in error, but we’ll see. If Indiefoxx gets unbanned today, then it was perhaps a mistake on Twitch’s part. In a Reddit thread, it’s been suggested it was for a stream where Indiefoxx wore a see-through bikini, which is an outfit she was previously banned for. It’s being said that she has yet to lose her Partner status though and will retain her channel after the ban, so it’s somehow not a permanent ban. Some streamers live in absolute fear of accidental bans through DMCA, but we imagine Indiefoxx will be back in two or so days.
There are many on Twitch who unravel when banned for something and others who simply look at it as a vacation, and that they’ll be back without any issues. Indiefoxx however, has been banned six times for no more than three days since the beginning of this year. Since embracing the hot tub and ASMR meta on Twitch, she has gained over a million new fans since May 2021 alone. Making an absolute killing on the platform, she always comes back and pushes the envelope a bit more.
This is despite the stream titles like “REFORMED E-GIRL RATED G”, which only serve to make light of the situation. Jenelle “Indiefoxx” Dagres has become incredibly popular on Twitch while straddling the line of safe and NSFW content on the platform. So Indiefoxx has hit her sixth ban on Twitch and likely will be back soon enough. Her last ban before this was for the ASMR/TikTok leggings meta, where she laid on a bed and licked into a microphone to rake in subs, bits, and donations.
That isn’t to say it didn’t work, because it assuredly did. But she’s been banned a half dozen times on the streaming service in just 2021. We were fairly certain a streamer was supposed to get permanently banned after the third infraction, but that also seems to be flexible. However, the rules and TOS aren’t especially clear. The only thing we do know for sure is that three DMCA claims get you a permanent ban. It seems that Indiefoxx has yet to lose her Partner status though, and will likely be back in a couple of days.
It doesn’t seem like anyone’s overly concerned about this ban. If someone can get six bans and remain a partner, one more can’t be too bad. Many on Twitter and Reddit talk about favoritism, since Indiefoxx can be repeatedly banned, even within the same month, and not face any serious punishment. Each of the bans only seems to drive up popularity for the streamer more, so at the end of the day, it’s just more publicity. This writer isn’t anti-hot tub meta, let’s be clear. The problem lies in the moderation of the rules, and how flimsy the TOS seems to be. Twitch has put itself into this position, and it could have been avoided by simply having clear rules, and fairly enforcing them.
Each of these streams upon returning pushed the envelope just a little further, so there’s no telling if anything will change in spite of Indiefoxx receiving her 6th Twitch ban. We will keep you up to date as this story progresses.
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