Published 13:04 IST, November 10th 2020

Neymar BANNED from Twitch for leaking Richarlison's phone number during stream: Report

Neymar banned from Twitch: The PSG attacker has been banned from the streaming platform for unspecified reasons. This is the Brazilian star's first ban.

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar Jr has been banned from Twitch for unkwn reasons. Neymar Jr, who has long been a popular name in Twitch, courtesy of his countless streams of playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, was banned from streaming platform on vember 9, with Twitch providing reason for same. This is first time that Neymar has been banned from platform. 

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Neymar banned from Twitch for revealing Richarlison phone number? 

While exact reason for Neymar Twitch ban remains unclear, reports suggest it could be a result of Neymar violating Twitch’s Community Guidelines and Terms of Service by revealing phone number of his international teammate, Richarlison. community guidelines strictly state that personal information pertaining to or people, like addresses and phone numbers, cant be shared during a live stream session. 

Neymar inadvertently violated  guideline last month after he showed viewers his mobile phone while calling Richarlison. phone number of Everton attacker was clearly visible, which even sparked a response from 23-year-old. Everton winger said in a tweet that he received over 10 thousand messs in just five minutes after Neymar's stunt on Twitch.

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Neymar stream was never taken down, which could have resulted in his recent suspension from platform. 

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Meanwhile, some reports even suggest recent DMCA strikes could be reason Brazilian had his Twitch channel banned. Several streamers have been banned in recent weeks, with online community blaming  sudden strict actions on anyone who violates Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Variety streamer and ex-CSGO pro Jared "summit1g" Lazar recently opened up on his struggles to deal with  copyright issues while chatting with his viewers, stating he already has three DMCA strikes.

Neymar's ban comes right after NAVi star Oleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev was banned for repetitive us of homophobic slurs. Earlier this month, Neymar did a collaboration with S1mple. However, that likely has thing to do with Neymar Twitch ban. 28-year-old is yet to address his suspension. 

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Meanwhile, Neymar currently remains out of action on football field after he picked up an injury during PSG's 2-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir in Champions League. Brazilian missed PSG's last three matches, including 2-1 UCL defeat at hands of RB Leipzig. 28-year-old is also set to miss Brazil's 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay during vember international break. 

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(Im Credits: Neymar Jr Twitter)

13:04 IST, November 10th 2020