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In a statement provided to Shannon Liao in 2020, the streaming platform vaguely claimed Beahm violated either the site's community guidelines or Terms of Service and remarked on the general applicability of its policies. \"As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service,\" Twitch said. \"These apply to all streamers regardless of status or prominence in the community.\" This was not Beahm's first ban. He was previously suspended from Twitch after bringing his camera crew into an E3 bathroom. Doc's ban also came at a time when a significant number of streamers were being suspended for DMCA violations. But given the severity of Doc's punishment, it's unlikely this was the case for him. Though Doc saw a successful move to YouTube, the streamer made it clear his forced transition to a new platform came at a cost. The former game developer said on stream he was only making a quarter of his previous earnings on Twitch and that the vague nature of his ban led to frayed relations with former sponsors, such as EA and Activision. The Doc expresses his intention to sue - August 2021 On an Aug. 24, 2021 stream, Beahm revealed he knew the reason behind his permanent ban and intended to sue Twitch for damages to his reputation. \"A lot of people ask, 'do you know the reason?' I do know the reason why now,\" said the former streamer of the year. \"I've known for months now, the reason why. I'll just say this right now champs, there's a reason why we're suing the fuck out of Twitch.\" While Beahm made his stance against Twitch public, often referring to the site as \"the purple snake,\" the livestreaming platform made no acknowledgment of the ongoing situation. The \"legal dispute\" comes to an end - March 2022 On March 10, 2022, Beahm announced that his legal dispute with Twitch had come to an end. In his ominous statement, he said \"I have resolved my legal dispute with Twitch. No party admits to any wrongdoing.\" Now \"moving on\" from the situation, Doc made it clear he had no intention of returning to Twitch. Allegations resurface

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