Streaming platform Twitch found itself in hot water for the second time in a week after it posted a video that was intended to support the Black Lives Matter movement but featured an overwhelming number of White creators
The video was posted on Twitter, but it was taken down after the company received backlash online for failing to highlight Black creators.Gaming companies are responding to a wave of sexual misconduct allegationsThe video, which was approximately one minute long, had only a single line spoken by a Black streamer and less than 11 seconds of run time featuring Black streamers, according to Polygon.
"There's a WHOLE LOT of Black Creators on here who not only speak out on this ALL THE TIME, but don't get any credit for it."Y'all are speaking over us. Highlight Black folks doing the work already."Read MoreWhen asked for comment, a representative for Twitch pointed to a follow-up tweet the company posted on Thursday:"We hear you. Our goal was to demonstrate the importance of allyship - a message we didn't make clear.
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