PhantomL0rd claims Twitch is trying to silence him from talking about lawsuit win

James ‘PhantomL0rd’ Vargas claimed Twitch is attempting to stop him from speaking in regards to the lawsuit he received in opposition to them and accused them of attempting to maintain the paperwork hidden from the general public.

In 2016, Twitch cracked down on CSGO playing streams and, because of this, banned PhantomL0rd for allegedly “deceptive viewers” with regard to pores and skin playing, which he denied.

The streamer sued them for eradicating him from the platform for “unsubstantiated, false accusations.” The courtroom battle began in 2019, and he ended up profitable the case on April 23, 2021.

Initially, he sought $35 million in damages. Nonetheless, he ended up receiving $20,720.34, which is a fraction of what he thought he’d be entitled to. Nonetheless, he was ecstatic with the consequence, claiming it was a “win for all streamers.”

PhantomL0rd was banned from Twitch in 2016.

However in an fascinating growth, PhantomL0rd claimed Twitch had been actively attempting to silence him from speaking in regards to the lawsuit. 

“Twitch simply requested the Choose to silence me from tweeting/speaking in regards to the lawsuit,” he mentioned. “That solely works on Twitch. Oh, and likewise they’re additionally attempting to seal their inside paperwork from being seen by the general public!”

In defiance, he’s mentioned he’s nonetheless “keen to speak in regards to the particulars for [his] lawsuit win” and that he “might go dwell tomorrow” to share his ideas on the entire scenario. Nonetheless, we’ll have to attend and see whether or not that involves fruition.

Twitch simply requested the Choose to silence me from tweeting/speaking in regards to the lawsuit…

That solely works on Twitch 😂

Oh, and likewise they’re additionally attempting to seal their inside paperwork from being seen by the general public!!

— PhantomL0rd (@PhantomL0rd) April 27, 2021

It’s not the primary time Twitch issued a controversial ban, and it received’t be the final.

Nonetheless, PhantomL0rd’s victory provides streamers and viewers hope that Twitch might want to present extra transparency and readability earlier than issuing probably life-changing bans sooner or later.