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What Went Wrong With Twitch’s PogChamp

What Went Wrong With Twitch’s PogChamp

How a great idea was turned into targeted hate

  • Mary Gushie Mary Gushie
  • January 19, 2021
  • 4 Minute Read

Last week the streaming platform Twitch announced that they will be implementing a new version of their popular PogChamp emote of over 8 years. This is a direct result of the platform removing the original face of the emote who was Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, after he tweeted support for the insurgents who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The new version idea was based on a suggestion from Twitter. The idea that Twitch decided to implement is a feature that will have a rotating new PogChamp for 24 hours for the rest of the year calling it “PogChamp of the Day”. This will give huge exposure to a diverse range of streamers across their platform. Now this all sounds like a great idea, right? Remove the past problematic PogChamp and replace it with fresh new faces each and every day? However, things have not been going as smoothly as you would think.

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Mary Gushie

Mary Gushie

With over 10 years experience, Mary allows her personality and passion for the industry shine through. And a huge advocate for women in gaming.
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