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Another former Twitch employee has come forward in the aftermath of the Dr Disrespect scandal, saying, ‘half the s*** you assume is probably true.’

Last week ex-Twitch employees came forward and claimed that the reason Dr Disrespect was mysteriously banned in 2020 was because he was caught ‘sexting a minor’.

Dr Disrespect later admitted that he had sent the messages and since then he’s been kicked out of the video games studio he co-founded and lost friends and sponsors, as well as 40,000 fans unfollowing him on his various channels.

Now another ex-employee, who worked behind the scenes at Twitch, has shed more light on the scandal, saying: ‘I saw things every single day that I wish I never had to see.’ He then condemned the platform, saying, ‘Twitch lets paedophiles run free.’

‘I don’t think most people have an idea of how bad things were behind the scenes at Twitch,’ says Rellim, about his time working at Twitch.

‘I literally worked in the department that had access to the most data and information. I saw private whispers, etc. it was literally my job to investigate daily.’

Whispers is a feature on Twitch that allowed anyone to send private messages to each other, including streamers, and is how Dr Disrespect, according to himself, was chatting with a minor in the first place.

‘I saw things every single day that I wish I never had to see. I always advocated for being a good human, Rellim adds to his Twitter thread.

‘Always expressed with heavy emotion on my streams how Twitch let paedophiles run free, every day. I signed an NDA [non-disclosure agreement] and [I’m] afraid to get in trouble, but I have to say something. It’s been bothering me so long. These sick f**** don’t deserve to be free.’

Rellim says he couldn’t see people’s private messages directly, but via reports.

He doesn’t say if he had access to the messages between Dr Disrespect and the minor or not, but he doesn’t seem surprised that it happened, adding:

‘Wanted to let you guys know, half the s*** you assume is probably true.’

Metro has approached Twitch for comment but they rarely discuss such issues in public and, as a matter of policy, never explain exactly why streamers have been banned, no matter how serious or trivial the incident.

However, in 2022 they insisted that, ‘The harassment of our community members is strictly prohibited per our Community Guidelines, and we take user reports and allegations of misconduct very seriously – particularly when they involve allegations of egregious behaviour.’

On top of losing his games studio, Midnight Society, as well as lots of fans and his sponsorship with Turtle Beach, Dr Disrespect has more recently been shunned by NFL team San Francisco 49ers, who said they won’t work with him in the future.

Dr Disrespect’s name and animations will also be removed from NBA 2K24, where he was featured in the MyCareer mode.

Dr Disrespect will be removed from NBA 2K24 (YouTube)

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