Ninja’s Twitch verification removed following Mixer announcement

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Following Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ announcement that he would be leaving Twitch for Mixer, the streamer’s “Verified User” badge (the purple check mark next to his Twitch name and icon) has been removed. The Ninja Twitch verification removal comes soon after — if not immediately following — his announcement.

A tweet from Daniel “Keemstar” Keem, creator of the DramaAlert YouTube channel, about the Ninja Twitch verification removal has more than 11 thousand likes at the time of writing. Keemstar called the move “pathetic,” and many other Twitter users seem to agree. Searching “Ninja verification” on Twitter yields dozens of similar posts, calling the removal “petty” and “disrespectful.” It’s worth noting, however, that the Verified User badge signifies that the user is a partnered streamer, which Ninja no longer is, given the fact that he will now not be streaming on the platform at all. Ninja has also removed the link to Twitch from his Twitter bio, replacing it with the link to his Mixer channel (though it’s not clear if this happened before, after, or at the same time as the Ninja Twitch verification removal).


In a statement to Polygon after Ninja’s announcement, Twitch wished Ninja luck and said those at the company had “loved watching Ninja on Twitch over the years and are proud of all that he’s accomplished for himself and his family, and the gaming community.”

With more than 14 million followers on the platform, Ninja is still the most-followed streamer on Twitch. His move to Mixer is surprising and significant, and it could be a big step in gaining users for Microsoft’s streaming service. A report last month found that Twitch viewership declined for the first time in more than a year, while Mixer saw huge growth (though it was still very small compared to Twitch). Perhaps Microsoft is hoping to capture some of Ninja’s massive audience in order to help grab some of Twitch’s viewership. Ninja himself, meanwhile, said his move to Mixer is motivated by a desire to “get back to the streaming roots.”



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MDAPosted:

Lmao they salty. Who cares? Still support him like he did you guys..

AspiPosted:

Oh no. god forbid they remove a tick next to his name. However shall he live..:')

AnimePosted:

That's a pretty messed up move they made.

MikePosted:

Thats Tuff Love Twitch really was hurt

Mario350Posted:

well considering you arent allowed to stream on youtube mixer hitbox which has a new name, kinda shows that youll be removed from being partnered but removing a stupid verified checkmark that all users should have on signup from 7years to 10years ago instead of only partners hell even having a 2auth should give the checkmark, but honestly who cares, also microsoft kinda lost big bucks on buying a toxic person when they could have bought shroud summit 1g lirik shorrtyguy giantwaffle dansgaming manvsgame and so on, twitch is a dying platform for new comer streamers and people like me who been at the grind for 7years but havent made any new viewers which is just me watching my own crappy stream, but someone who made a twitch account in this year or last year is already getting 1k people to 100people advantage and partnered, but thats only if its a girl, us guys have it hard.

but yeah if twitch had the money that microsoft paid ninja with they could buy him back but they dont and their tos is flawed if youre a female, honestly im glad ninja went to the correct place with a proper tos and harsher rules, but sucks that hes still a cry baby, and again a checkmark means nothing and like i said all us old streamers should have it instead of only partners

FoamPosted:

Talk about petty lmfao. Buy him back if he's that big of a deal to y'all


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