Update: Herschel "Guy" Beahm, better known as Dr Disrespect, has returned, and he's now streaming on YouTube following an announcement on Twitter. It is still believed that there is no deal in place between YouTube and Beahm. Nevertheless, he has taken to streaming on the platform and, to begin with, addressed his banning from Twitch. Although he expressed frustrations, Beahm did not provide any explanation for why the ban was issued, instead noting that he was not given much notice and in the time since the justification has not become clear to him. "We still have no idea ... so just let the legal professionals just do what they need to do," he said.
At the time of writing, his stream peaked at 510k concurrent viewers, showing that his popularity has transferred over from Twitch to YouTube. His move comes just as some other high-profile Twitch streamers, including Ninja, moved back to Twitch after the shutdown of Microsoft's Mixer. This is despite being reportedly offered enormous contracts to move to Facebook Gaming, which Microsoft has partnered with to utilize its streaming technology.
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