"Leaking illegally obtained DMs on stream" - Adept's first Twitch ban leaves fans speculating

On October 4, 2023, Twitch streamer Sammy "Adept" got banned from the livestreaming platform for the first time. This update came via @StreamerBans, an automated account on X (formerly Twitter). The news quickly went viral in the streaming community, leaving fans to speculate about the possible reason behind the ban.

A discussion thread on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit received over 280 comments in less than an hour, with Redditor u/tk204 writing:

"(She) was leaking illegally obtained DMs on stream."

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"Allegedly doxing one of xQc's mods then being mass reported" - Netizens chime in on Adept's first Twitch ban

Adept and her ex-boyfriend Felix "xQc" have been embroiled in a major feud and a legal battle. Things reached a boiling point on September 30, 2023, when the streamer accused the French-Candian personality of allegedly paying his channel's head moderator in exchange for s*x. She posted a series of Instagram Stories that showcased xQc's conversations with an individual.

In one of the Instagram Stories, Adept wrote:

"Any streamers out there that are desperate enough to have s*x with their head moderators when they're lonely... don't talk about it with them over Discord. There's probably receipts out there. So cringe. So embarrassing."

She followed up with:

"Preaching about life 'choices' when you choose to pay your mod thousands to f**k you? You know what... you're right. You got me. I forgot... wrist, house... etc."

On October 1, 2023, xQc responded to the leak of his private conversations, claiming that his ex-girlfriend allegedly took over 700 pictures from his phone. He also stated that these included his Discord chat and phone logs:

"You can see super-imposed pictures and it's all logs. It was like Discord logs and phone logs. Right? And it was like 720 or whatever the f**k. It was 700s. It was 700!"

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Adept's Twitch channel was banned for the first time just three days later. At the time of writing, the following message appears when one tries to access her channel:

"This channel is temporarily unavailable due to a violation of Twitch's Community Guidelines or Terms of Service."

Ban message that appeared on the streamer's channel as of October 4, 2023 (Image via Twitch)

As mentioned earlier, the news has gained a lot of traction on social media, with the Reddit community sharing their thoughts on what could've led to the streamer's ban.

U/xantonio wrote:

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According to another Redditor, Adept allegedly "harassed" Twitch partner streamer CoconutB:

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One viewer cited the streamer's recent Instagram Stories in which she mentioned xQc's head moderator:

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Drama Alert on X also reported on the situation and wrote:

"Adept banned on Twitch for allegedly doxing one of xQc's mods then being mass reported.

Here are some more pertinent fan reactions:

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xQc has also commented on the situation. He claimed he had nothing to do with his ex-girlfriend's first Twitch ban, adding that "things happened naturally in a logical outcome."