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Doja Cat to Remove Twitch Mods Over PlaqueBoyMax Ban

The reversal highlights pressure on celebrity streamers to police moderator power to keep trust with fans.

Overview

  • During a Twitch broadcast, streamer PlaqueBoyMax gifted subscriptions to Doja Cat’s channel and was then banned by her moderators.
  • Doja Cat later addressed the ban on X, apologized to PlaqueBoyMax, and said she will remove the moderators involved because he “didn’t do anything wrong.”
  • PlaqueBoyMax replied to her post by inviting her to play Fortnite, and she has not publicly accepted the invite.
  • Fans criticized the moderators for overreach and Doja Cat also publicly thanked fellow streamer Kai Cenat for gifting subs to her channel.
  • The episode spotlights how Twitch moderators can act on their own in fast-moving chats, which forces high-profile creators to set clearer guardrails to avoid alienating viewers and other streamers.