Thank you to for sponsoring us!Become a member for access to the episodes a day early with no ads and no cuts: http://youtube.com/h3. Leafy's link to his Twitch channel remains in his official Twitter bio, making it likely that Leafy will try and contest the ban to get his channel back. On Twitter however, he has stated in tweet.
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One YouTuber that isn't a stranger to controversy is the content creator known as LeafyIsHere, real name Calvin Lee Vail. Leafy was recently banned from YouTube after making videos on fellow content creator, Pokimane, resulting in Leafy moving his platform to Twitch.
Leafy's new settlement on Twitch did not last long, however, with him now being banned from that platform as well. Attempts to visit his channel on Twitch now will result in an error stating that the content is unavailable.
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Many are surprised to see this ban come so soon after Leafy's permanent ban from YouTube in August. There is no official statement from Twitch regarding this ban and its reasoning, but according to Rod 'Slasher' Breslau, the ban is permanent.
wtf bezos just when i started having fun @TwitchSupport - is there any appealing this, was my first offense bro lmfao pic.twitter.com/7B7rMvCfQv
— Leafy (@Leafy) September 11, 2020Earlier in the day before the Twitch ban took place, Leafy posted a tweet that can be seen above detailing his first strike in an email from Twitch. Considering that the content that Leafy is known for being based around what can be considered hateful commentary on others, it likely won't surprise some that Twitch would give him a strike for what was outlined. It should also be considered that the reason for Leafy's ban from YouTube was because of comments made about a Twitch streamer.
With how many people have been banned from Twitch in 2020 alone, Leafy's quick ban isn't a huge surprise. Even when Leafy first moved to Twitch, other content creators and Twitch viewers weren't sure about how he could be allowed on the platform due to his history of harassment. Twitch's rules can also ban users for activity that occurs off-site which includes 'hateful conduct and harassment.'
While Twitch hasn't put out a public statement on why Leafy has been banned, as per its own policy, it is very likely that Leafy's off-site history led to his permanent ban. Leafy's link to his Twitch channel remains in his official Twitter bio, making it likely that Leafy will try and contest the ban to get his channel back. On Twitter however, he has stated in tweet replies that he has no clue if he can overcome it.
If Twitch doesn't lift the ban on Leafy's channel, it is unknown where the content creator will go next and if there are any places nearly as popular as YouTube or Twitch left. These circumstances could potentially mean the end of the LeafyIsHere brand entirely, or at least until a new platform potentially rises.
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Source: Kotaku
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| Born | Calvin Vail August 18, 1995 (age 25)[1][2] | ||||
| Nationality | American | ||||
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| Years active | 2011–2017, 2020 | ||||
| Subscribers | 4.9 million (before channel was terminated)[3] | ||||
| Total views | 1.2 billion[3] | ||||
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| Updated: August 21, 2020 | |||||
Calvin Vail (born August 18, 1995), also known as Leafy or LeafyIsHere, is an American former YouTuber and former Twitch streamer who, from the years 2011 to 2017, and 2020, made reaction, drama, and let's play videos but is mostly known for commentary.[4]
Beginning in 2016, Vail was involved in several conflicts with other YouTubers which led to allegations of cyberbullying. Vail was permanently banned by YouTube in 2020, citing repeated violations of their harassment policies.[1][5]
Career[edit]
Vail started his channel in 2011, and uploaded his first video in 2013. He focused primarily on Gaming Let's Plays. His videos often included him playing Minecraft later that year he made commentary talking over gameplay footage of video games including Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Superhot. He had amassed 4.8 million subscribers before he slowed his uploading schedule down and went on a hiatus in December 2017.[6]
According to Bryan Menegus of Gizmodo, Vail mocked a man in 2016 with a learning disability, and had earlier made fun of an autistic man known as TommyNC2010, after which YouTube and Reddit communities rallied behind Tommy, prompting Vail to release an apology.[7]
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In 2015 and 2016, Vail was the target of a swatting campaign, with repeated calls to the police between December 2015 and February 2016. At that time he resided in Layton, Utah.[8]
Controversies and channel termination[edit]
Vail's YouTube channel LeafyIsHere was a drama channel, which commented on gossip involving online content creators.[4]
In 2016, YouTuber iDubbbz featured Leafy in an episode of his 'Content Cop' series, accusing him and his videos of cyberbullying, among other things.[9][10] Also in 2016, Vail accused YouTuber Evalion of supporting Nazism and antisemitism. Shortly after Vail drew attention to her, Evalion was banned by YouTube.[11] Later that year, Vail's statements regarding transgendervlogger Milo Stewart, in which he criticized the concept of gender identity, were taken down by YouTube for harassment.[12]
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In 2019 iDubbbz's video criticizing Vail was taken down after it was determined to be in violation of YouTube's guidelines.[13]
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After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus Vail returned to YouTube with a video insulting iDubbbz in April 2020, following which he resumed posting frequently.[14] In July, Vail began criticizing Twitch streamer Pokimane and her supporters based on speculation about her personal life.[15][4]
On August 21, 2020, Vail's YouTube account was permanently terminated.[15] According to The Verge, Vail's channel had three violations in the previous three months, such as cyberbullying and encouraging viewers to disrupt other people's streams. A YouTube spokesperson said the channel had repeatedly violated YouTube's policies on harassment.[5] Following the ban, Vail began streaming frequently on Twitch.[16] He has also posted on competing video platform StoryFire.[5] He also got into conflicts with YouTuber Ethan Klein, known as H3H3.[16]
On September 11, 2020, Vail's Twitch account was also banned. Earlier that day, Vail had tweeted about receiving a strike on his account from Twitch for 'hateful conduct and threats of violence against a person or group of people'. Twitch did not comment on the ban or indicate whether it was permanent.[16]
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References[edit]
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- ^Vail, Calvin (August 18, 2016). 'Thanks for all the birthday wishes, you guys are seriously crazy No but seriously, I really appreciate it <3'. Twitter. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ ab'LeafyIsHere's YouTube Stats'. Social Blade. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ abcD'Anistasio, Cecilia; Grey Ellis, Emma (July 31, 2020). 'PokimaneBoyfriend and the Scandalous Reign of Drama YouTube'. Wired. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ abcAlexander, Julia (August 24, 2020). 'YouTube permanently bans controversial creator LeafyIsHere'. The Verge. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^Teti, Julia (March 31, 2020). 'Leafy Returns To YouTube For 1st Time In 2 Years To Call Out IDubbbz & Fans Go Wild — Watch'. Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^Menegus, Bryan. 'YouTube Star Makes Money Bullying People With Learning Disabilities [Updated]'. Gizmodo. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^Reavy, Pat (August 4, 2016). 'Popular Layton YouTuber target of 'swatting' pranks'. KSL.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^Alexander, Julia (December 16, 2019). 'YouTube is growing up, and creators are frustrated by growing pains'. The Verge. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^Romano, Aja (December 13, 2019). 'YouTube just made sweeping positive changes to its harassment policy. So why all the backlash?'. Vox. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^'Eva Lion, la youtubeuse fan d'Hitler'. L'Express. May 31, 2016. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^'Trans Activist Milo Stewart's Never-Ending War on Trolls'. The Daily Dot. October 17, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^Dodgson, Lindsay. 'PewDiePie announced plans to take a break from YouTube, but it's not the first time the platform's biggest creator has struggled with burnout'. Insider. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^Tenbarge, Kat. 'A controversial YouTuber returned to the platform after two years of inactivity to make fun his online nemesis after his girlfriend made an OnlyFans'. Insider. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ abSamuels, Alexandra (August 22, 2020). 'Leafy banned from YouTube after targeting Pokimane'. The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ abcGrayson, Nathan (September 11, 2020). 'Twitch Suspends Leafy, The Banned YouTuber Who Harassed Pokimane'. Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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