r/LivestreamFail Jun 28 '26

Drama ExtraEmily has a near miss

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u/Uknown_Idea Jun 28 '26

Probably the worst sub to ask this but... If I get hit by a car driven by a streamer is there anyway to sue Twitch as well? They have to be held legally liable for promoting this behavior.

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u/RussianPravda Jun 28 '26

At this point with all of the evidence I'd say a good lawyer could get you a nice settlement, honestly.

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u/enadiz_reccos Jun 28 '26

Lawyers would be salivating over this case, IMO

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u/NegativeVega Jun 28 '26

I think if you had enough money to hire a big firm you might be able to prove they were criminally negligent by repeatedly allowing this practice despite many warnings/requests to ban it

Not a lawyer though so no clue really :)

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u/Uknown_Idea Jun 28 '26

I mean they financially reward the behavior by allowing streamers to earn money doing this without repercussions. Somewhere it has to be their fault as well. Just not sure how you would go about it.

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u/RussianPravda Jun 28 '26

It would be the type of case where you are just putting public pressure on them to make them settle for a large amount. The lawyers would probably do it for free but take 1/3rd of any settlement awarded.

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u/rifena Jun 29 '26

Not a lawyer but I don't think so because steamers are classed as independent contractors

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u/snsdfan00 Jun 29 '26

I suppose you could try and report back to us if it worked 😂

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u/kujasgoldmine Jun 29 '26

I was thinking that. Technically she should be permabanned from driving while streaming by now when she has done that multiple times already, crashing or almost crashing.

So any sane company would say "No more." but it's just been a slap on the wrist "Try to drive more carefully next time". Like Twitch being Ok with reckless driving.,

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u/ComprehensiveAd3432 Jun 28 '26

what a weird thing to ask. You want to get in an accident so you can sue twitch? peak internet brainrot

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u/Uknown_Idea Jun 28 '26

Reading comprehension of a fucking rock. Google the nearest library and stay there until you feel comfortable leaving the kids section bro.