Twitch banned the popular PogChamp emote after Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, encouraged further violence. “We have taken the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the emote that encourage further violence after what took place in the Capitol today,” Twitch tweeted. ‘We want the sentiment and use of Pog to survive – its significance is far greater than that of the person portrayed or the image itself – and it has a large place in Twitch culture. However, we cannot continue in good conscience to make the image possible. ”
Gutierrez, a Street Fighter player who became the literal face of the PogChamp emblem, published tweets that allegedly demanded “civil unrest” after the death of a woman in the Capitol yesterday. Last night, pro-Trump individuals stormed the Capitol building and evacuated members of Congress and the Senate, delaying the certification of President-elect Joe Biden.