This “PogChamp” pattern with eyes wide open expresses surprise. It is one of the most famous emoticons in Twitch chat rooms, even if you don’t know the symbol.origin, Must have been seen on some forums or on the Internet, but just today (7), Twitch announced that the emoji will be removed from the shelves, the reason is that Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez on Twitter on the “PogChamp” logo The speech was regarded as an incitement to promote the riots in the Capitol.
The biggest headline news in the United States today is that Trump supporters protested in the Capitol and rioted into the building. According to US media reports, a female Trump supporter was shot and sent off during the riots during the police-civilian conflict. The whole incident has become the focus of international news today.
LATEST: Rioters tried to force entry again to the Capitol in #WashingtonDC at the building’s north side.
More @business: https://t.co/e5cWYfDgmB pic.twitter.com/doe7b9s8yI
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) January 6, 2021
In response to the death of the woman, gootecks ​​tweeted “Will the people take to the streets today because of the execution of the woman in the Capitol? Or #MAGAMartyr will only sacrifice for nothing?”, was questioned by netizens. The content of the speech was inappropriate and caused intense discussion among many netizens below.
Will there be civil unrest for the woman who was executed inside the Capitol today or will the #MAGAMartyr die in vain?
The video will be aired soon on (banned dot video) & (theresistance dot video) and it sounds pretty gruesome ????
— gootecks (@gootecks) January 6, 2021
Soon, Twitch grasped the situation for the first time, immediately removed the “PogChamp” emoji, and tweeted an announcement, “We decided to delete the PogChamp emoji because the emoji’s party advocated the riots in the Capitol today.”
Twitch further stated: “We also hope to retain the emotion and usage of the Pog symbol-it represents a much greater meaning than the character or the image itself-and occupies a very important position in the Twitch culture. However, conscience does not allow it. We continue to use this image.”
We want the sentiment and use of Pog to live on – its meaning is much bigger than the person depicted or image itself– and it has a big place in Twitch culture. However, we can’t in good conscience continue to enable use of the image.
— Twitch (@Twitch) January 7, 2021
This riot not only shocked the United States, but also imposed a curfew in Washington, DC and blocked the Capitol. Twitter temporarily blocked the Twitter account of US President Trump for 12 hours in order to avoid aggravating conflicts with social network speech.
As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://t.co/k6OkjNG3bM
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
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