Richard Tyler Blevins (Ninja) believes bans for games shouldn't happen to content creators (Update: He regrets saying that)

[Star-Lord]

So in the past few days a content creator Faze Jarvis got banned permanent from Fortnite due to cheating with aimbots and ninja commented on the topic.
He states the following

"There's a difference between a content creator who has millions of subscribers, who then gets banned from what makes him money, and some kid who is just a piece of **** who has zero followers, zero money from gaming and hacks," Blevins stated.
"You ban that kid and nothing happens to him. Nothing happens. Oh no! He can't cheat any more. You ban Jarvis – it's different."

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Sorry I think this mentality is wrong. You think you are above everybody else since your known. Doesn't matter it should be fair treatment for everybody.

https://www.greenmangaming.com/news...t-apply-to-content-creators-like-faze-jarvis/

 

[Omnicore]

Extremely naive answer.

 

[RockmanBN]

Lmao. You can't ban me. I'm popular!

 

[Robin64]

Content creators shouldn't cheat.

 

[Deleted member 15447]

What a dickhead.

 

[DominicanGlory]

This fucking guy

 

[Kyoufu]

Your viewer count doesn't make you above the rules, dude, what the fuck.

 

[Buckle]

"I just want to live in a world without consequences"

 

[Dest]

haha ok

 

[Spinky]

Richard, AKA Dick.

 

[Deleted member 21003]

Ah, I see. So content creators are just more important/better.
Cool. Cool cool.

 

[ScOULaris]

What an absurd viewpoint.

 

[Meatwad]

Um no people like Ninja shouldn't get special privileges because they are popular. That's dumb. Rules either apply to everybody or they apply to nobody otherwise what is the point of having them?

 

[SvennusDemonicus]

How's his numbers doing on mixer?

 

[Dio]

ridiculous enabler. "he's popular therefore impervious to bans"

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

big yikes.

 

[RelaxItsJustMe]

Yeah just let them get away with anything then. Might as well not punish someone who throws their animals around the house or calls people the N word, that'd just be silly right hah? R-right?

 

[mrmoose]

If they're big enough, and they aren't blatantly advertising that they're cheating on their channel, I would think there's already a process in place to warn them and give them a slap on the wrist that others wouldn't get because of the influence they have.

 

[Deleted member 3208]

So because he is popular rules don't apply to him? Yeah, that's crazy and stupid.

 

[Gots]

Ninja continues to be trash

 

[AaronMT]

No.

Rules are to be abide by. Nobody is above rules laid out.

 

[TheRulingRing]

What a cunt

 

[Creamium]

That's bs. The rules apply for everyone, you're no different just because thousands watch you play. If anything it's on you to set an example for other players... and cheating is not that.

 

[theytookourjobz]

Extremely bad take. If my doctor gets pulled over drunk he should get a DUI the same as if I do. His perceived greater value to society and importance doesn't negate the responsibility he has to follow the law.

 

[Shelbyville Milhouse]

People who have zero followers shouldn't even be allowed to play games

 

[Toad King]

ok boomer influencer

 

[kiaaa]

Lol, so you aren't worth anything if you don't have a following I guess?

 

[poklane]

If anything they should receive harsher punishments because not only are they cheating, they're advertising the cheats.

 

[Lord Vatek]

Um, no.

In fact I think devs should be a little harsher on content creators because they set examples for their (usually young) viewers.

 

[BigHatPaul]

Just don't cheat. How hard is that? Don't do it. Period.

 

[Iori Fuyusaka]

That's a really dumb thing to say.

 

[Kyrios]

Hahahaha

"There's a difference between a content creator who has millions of subscribers, who then gets banned from what makes him money, and some kid who is just a piece of **** who has zero followers, zero money from gaming and hacks," Blevins stated.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Damn Silly]

Ah, the classic "he's famous so rules shouldn't apply"

 

[Jambi]

On one hand I kind of get what he's saying. A regular person getting banned means nothing to them other than not playing the game. A creator getting banned is essentially firing them from their job (whether you agree that it should be a job or not is a moot point here). However, people get fired from their jobs every day and this shouldn't be any different. Don't do something stupid and you won't get fired.

 

[Sabretooth]

"There's a difference between a content creator who has millions of subscribers, who then gets banned from what makes him money, and some kid who is just a piece of **** who has zero followers, zero money from gaming and hacks," Blevins stated.

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This bizarre cult world content creators live in is fucking wild, where your entire worth as a person depends on your followers and income. It makes me think of the corporate caricatures in The Outer Worlds with how brazenly disconnected they are.

 

[Dimple]

MS be like:

 

[DontHateTheBacon]

He's just wrong on this. Content creators should know better than just a random kid with zero followers to not burn the bridge they're standing on.

Come on man. A ton of people have jobs — and most of them know not to do anything that's going to destroy their ability to make a living.

Simple as that. Games or not.

 

[Ravelle]

Professional football players should not be able to get red cards.

Professional cyclists should be allowed doping.

They're already too mild on content creators, even bans mean nothing at the moment.

 

[Deleted member 54292]

lmao what a horrible take. no name or big shot, hackers can fuck off.

 

[VeryHighlander]

Reminder that "content creator" has lost all its meaning

 

[Herey]

You're popular so the rules shouldn't apply? Fucking lol

 

[Deleted member 4260]

Yeah this ain't it chief

 

[LordGorchnik]

This guys is so ignorant of the modern world. When you have as much money like that coming in people truly believe they can get away with anything. It's literally a "Screw the rules, I have money" mentality.

 

[FriendlyNPC]

When being a millionaire just isn't enough privilege.

 

[Deleted member 59983]

"I can't be a piece of shit! I create content!"

That doesn't seem like much of a defense and a green light for "content creators" to do whatever they want, including ignoring the rules, all in an effort to generate more views and money for themselves.

Regular players can't enjoy cheating but those profiting off it can.

What a stupid fucking message.

 

[sir_crocodile]

"If the content creator does it it's not illegal"

 

[Jameson]

Microsoft get your money back.

 

[Deleted member 4494]

This makes me more and more convinced that Epic did and is doing the right thing.

 

[bahorel]

"Celebrities can't be arrested for crimes, they'd ruin their career! Trump isn't a crook, he's too famous and president! Consequences would hurt him!"

What a dumbass answer.

 

[TheJackdog]

if anything, content people should be held to a HIGHER standard, not a lower one.

 

[banter]

JFC, i didn't like Ninja before, but even I didn't think he'd have this jaded of a take on the situation. Basically, the rules shouldn't apply to them because they make money from doing this...