Broadcasting George Floyd’s death violates Twitch rules, even during a murder trial
Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images On Tuesday, Twitch removed graphic video of Minneapolis resident George Floyd's death, shown during the trial of his alleged murderer Derek Chauvin - the latest test of how Amazon's live streaming platform handles newsworthy events.
Nonprofit news site Unicorn Riot said its Twitch account was suspended during the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of murdering Floyd. Trial witnesses were shown footage of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes, an act of apparent police brutality that led to months of protests. That footage apparently ran afoul of Twitch's guidelines.
A few minutes ago our [Twitch] account was suspended for 30 days for rebroadcasting the #DerekChauvinTrial, which showed the video...