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Twitch bans streamer's innocent Pokémon emote

A Twitch streamer has had his custom Pokémon emote removed due to sexual content - even though it's just an innocent Bo…

Once a streamer hits Affiliate status, they can upload their own emotes to customise their channel - but these must be approved through Twitch's moderation tool. One response to SBCoop's post suggested Twitch "needs some research from the anime" showing an image pointing to Bonsly's hole. The official Bonsly Pokémon card | Image credit: The Pokemon Company It's unclear yet if Twitch will reconsider its decision, or if SBCoop will need to redesign the emote.

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