Twitch.tv took temporary action in May 2019 after channels related to the video game '' Artifact '' began to be used for inappropriate content . '' Artifact '' , a major game by Valve Corporation , had lost most of its audience in only months from release , and by late May 2019 , several popular livestreamers commented that the total viewship for '' Artifact '' streams had dropped to near zero . In the days that followed , several streams started to make streams purporting to be '' Artifact '' gameplay but in was trolling or other off-topic content . Initially these new streams were playing with the viewers or were jokes , such as showing animal videos or '' League of Legends '' matches . After a few days , others '' Artifact '' channel streams appeared containing content that was against the terms of Twitch 's use policy , including full copyrighted movies , pornography , Nazi propaganda , and at least one stream that showed the entirety of the shooter 's video from the Christchurch mosque shootings . The titles of such streams were usually presented to imply they were showing other content while waiting in queue for '' Artifact '' matches as to appear legitimate . As word of these steams in the '' Artifact '' section grew , Twitch took action , deleting the account that streamed the Christchurch shooting . Twitch then took steps to temporarily ban new accounts from streaming until they can resolve the issue . By June 2019 , Twitch started taking legal actions against one hundred " John Doe " streamers in a California court , accusing them of trademark infringement , breach of contract , fraud , and unlawful use of the service that was harming and scaring away users of the service
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