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this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2024
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So he was messaging a minor and Twitch just got him off their platform and nothing more happened? No repercussions for what he was allegedly doing from a legal standpoint?
Most of the times when people get busted for "chatting" to kids online, it's because the child is actually a law enforcement officer who has gotten the person to admit their intent in a way that isn't legally questionable.
Even if twitch reported the allegations to law enforcement, it's unlikely any prosecutor is going to bring up charges on a famous/wealthy person unless they have an open and shut case. Which is really rare outside of sting operations.
I still don't understand why Twitch would pay up in that case.
honestly the only way people will 100% be able to understand as to why they'd have to see the contract Twitch had with Guy at the time. I wouldn't put it past twitch if they had a really loose and shitty contract. could simply be a matter of "we want you off the platform, we weren't smart enough to have a solid mortality clause if any at all, so we have to pay out the rest of your term".
and Guy could have been speaking the truth when he originally said 4 years ago he didn't know why he was banned. They could have simply banned him and hoped he wouldn't fight it. He threatens to take them to court for the money he feels he's owed and rather than potentially expose the victim they just decided to settle.
I mean knowing Guy's fanbase that's the route I would have personally taken. The last thing I would want is some kid that Guy was sexting to be potentially exposed and then harassed or threatened by insane 30+ year old dudes. it's happened before in cases like this.
Eh, it could be a multitude of reasons. It could be that they just had a bad contract. Even if there is a morality clause, how that morality clause is enacted may be dependent on actual charges being filed.
It is possible they had a reasonable concern about the situation, but it wasn't drastic enough for them to legally terminate the contract. Wanting to save face in this scenario isn't exactly too hard to imagine considering their demographics.
Or it could be that it was simply cheaper to pay the rest of the contract than it would to arbitrate in court. Or they may have feared themselves being further implicated during a proceeding if someone at twitch enabled or tried to cover it up.
Really, it could be just about anything.