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Following the face of the emote “encouraging further violence” in the US Capitol
“We can’t in good conscience continue to enable use of the image”,Twitch said.
“We’ve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today,“Twitch announced.
PogChamp was an image of Gutierrez’s face in a sort of shocked expression, and was one of the most popular emotes on Twitch. The phrases that spawned from it, “pog” and “poggers”, have not only become a huge part of Twitch culture, but gaming culture in general.
“We want the sentiment and use of Pog to live on,” Twitch added. “Its meaning is much bigger than the person depicted or image itself - and it has a big place in Twitch culture. However, we can’t in good conscience continue to enable use of the image.”
Twitch said they’ll be working with the community “to design a new emote for the most hype moments on Twitch.“Their Twitter threadis already full of big and small streamers alike throwing in suggestions.
