Twitch has banned an 11-year-old Valorant player, and fans are not in favor.
On November 30, 2022, Twitch streamer Lucas found himself in trouble after Twitch banned him from the platform. Apparently, the franchise claimed it was against the rules as they stated no streaming under the age of 13. This raised questions, as fans were not happy with the decision. After all, it wasn’t like Lucas was streaming alone but had his parents’ supervision every time he was live. So despite it being against the rules, fans were not happy with the Amazon-owned platform.
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Now, a month later, the story has had further updates as another platform has banned the Brazilian boy. Just like Twitch, the platform does not allow users below the age of 13 to create accounts as it is against their rules. And once again, fans have raged, calling it an unfair decision.
Fans troll multiple platforms for their recent decision against Valorant streamer Lucas
Despite his age, Lucas never failed to impress fans as he smashed every enemy on his way. The 11-year-old featured some class-A Valorant play, enthralling thousands of fans. Plus, he achieved the highest rank in the game, Radiant, something that most of the players find hard to reach.
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Lucas streamed the game on Twitch under his parents’ supervision all the time. However, the platform seemed to be against it as they banned the 11-year-old for violating terms. Apparently, Lucas’ parents were unaware of the Twitch guideline that stated, “If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the Twitch services at any time or in any manner.” And so, they thought it would be okay to let the child pursue his dream. But sadly, it looked like the platform was against him, as they banned him indefinitely.
Followed by that, Twitter also walked in, taking off his account for the same reason. This created chaos in the community, as they felt the decision was wrong. So, everyone headed to Jake Lucky‘s comment section, the journalist who covered this news. Here’s what they said.
He's just too good, big gaming is trying to hold him down. This will be his villain arc. They tried to stop him, so he only got stronger until he is strong enough to take them all down.
— Chris Brace (@ChrisABrace) January 1, 2023
Bro he's from Brazil servers and this kid is a beast. It's so sad that such a awesome kid is passing though this.
— Paulo Victor (@Garch3l) January 2, 2023
W parents tbh
— kuna (@asikunaa) January 2, 2023
Twitch policy and twitch rules 🤷🏾♂️
— 〽️anny (@murckless) January 1, 2023
honestly he should keep honing his skills and being the kid in the hyberbolic time chamber then when he is old enough drop high quality content with everything he has been working on. This is an opportunity I wouldn't fight the rules here
— Leighton (@Uvsane) January 1, 2023
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We have to do better here. He’s with his PARENTS. He’s being supervised the entire time he plays, if any foul play arises, they are there to protect their son. Just let the kid play, good lord. I mean honestly, sex gets a 48hr ban and this young man gets a perma for gaming..?
— DudeiRage (@DudeIRage) January 1, 2023
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Despite the decision being lawful under its means, users felt that the platforms should have allowed Lucas to continue streaming. I mean, he had his parents behind him on every single stream. So, technically, people above the age of 18 were aware of their child’s doings.
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