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==Removal==
==Removal==
Some Twitch users in 2020 petitioned for Twitch to remove Ryan Gutierrez as the face of the PogChamp emote, following claims of Gutierrez engaging in promoting far-right conspiracies, more specifically sharing [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|misinformation]] regarding the denial of [[COVID-19]].<ref name="kotaku-nopog-farright" />
Some Twitch users in 2020 petitioned for Twitch to remove Ryan Gutierrez as the face of the PogChamp emote, following claims of Gutierrez engaging in promoting far-right conspiracies, more specifically sharing [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|misinformation]] regarding the denial of [[COVID-19]].<ref name="kotaku-nopog-farright" /><ref name="garbageday-pogchampview" />


On January 6, 2021, Twitch announced that they were to remove the original PogChamp emote following comments from Gutierrez on his [[Twitter]] page supporting civil unrest during the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]].<ref name="pcmag-pog">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/au/twitch-removes-pogchamp-emote-we-cant-in-good-conscience-continue-to-enable-use-of-the-image/|title=Twitch removes PogChamp emote: 'We can't in good conscience continue to enable use of the image'|first1=Jody|last1=Macgregor|first2=Tyler|last2=Wilde|date=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="twitch-say-pog-no">{{cite tweet|user=Twitch|number=1347003152910807045|title=We've made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today.|date=January 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Plunkett |first1=Luke |title=Twitch Removes "PogChamp" Emote |url=https://kotaku.com/twitch-removes-pogchamp-emote-1846005505 |website=Kotaku |publisher=[[G/O Media]] |access-date=January 7, 2021 |archive-date=January 7, 2021 |date=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="poggers-remove-verge" /><ref name="kotaku-nopog-farright" /> [[The Verge]] describes the removal of PogChamp to be detrimental to the popularity of Twitch, more specifically because doing so immediately lead to a significant increase to the toxic fanbase of Ryan Gutierrez and any of his associated representations.<ref name="verge-pog-farrightboom" />
On January 6, 2021, Twitch announced that they were to remove the original PogChamp emote following comments from Gutierrez on his [[Twitter]] page supporting civil unrest during the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]].<ref name="pcmag-pog">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/au/twitch-removes-pogchamp-emote-we-cant-in-good-conscience-continue-to-enable-use-of-the-image/|title=Twitch removes PogChamp emote: 'We can't in good conscience continue to enable use of the image'|first1=Jody|last1=Macgregor|first2=Tyler|last2=Wilde|date=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="twitch-say-pog-no">{{cite tweet|user=Twitch|number=1347003152910807045|title=We've made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today.|date=January 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Plunkett |first1=Luke |title=Twitch Removes "PogChamp" Emote |url=https://kotaku.com/twitch-removes-pogchamp-emote-1846005505 |website=Kotaku |publisher=[[G/O Media]] |access-date=January 7, 2021 |archive-date=January 7, 2021 |date=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="poggers-remove-verge" /><ref name="kotaku-nopog-farright" /> [[The Verge]] describes the removal of PogChamp emote to be an indirect vantage point for Twitch to make itself more mainstream,<ref name="verge-pog-farrightboom" /> more specifically to focus its attention on video streaming in general.<ref name="verge-pog-farrightboom" /><ref name="garbageday-pogchampview" /> The Verge continues by stating that Twitch is in favor of retaining the legacy of the universal meanings behind PogChamp and associated variants, with their intention to let "the sentiment and use of Pog to live on" without resorting to associating exclusively linking associated expressions towards individual people.<ref name="verge-pog-farrightboom" /><ref name="garbageday-pogchampview">https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-sun-is-going-down-and-youre-getting</ref>


FrankerFaceZ, a popular web browser extension for Twitch featuring custom emotes, took the decision to ban all user-upload instances and variations of Gutierrez.<ref>@FrankerFaceZ (January 7, 2021). [https://twitter.com/FrankerFaceZ/status/1347288501994233856 "Hi everyone, we hear Twitch and we hear you about recent developments surrounding the PogChamp emote. Following Twitch, we'll be removing depictions of the person from FFZ, but it may take some time. Please report any emotes you feel are problematic, and we'll take action. ^DS"] (Tweet) – via [[Twitter]].</ref> A secondary twitch extension allowing users to upload and add custom emotes under the name of BTTV (Better Twitch TV) announced that their platform would continue hosting PogChamp related emotes, allowing broadcasters to use their own discretion of whether they'd like the emote in their chats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Breslau|first=Rod|date=Jan 7, 2021|title=BetterTTV (BTTV) leader Night says as of now they will NOT be removing any Pog emotes. "in general BetterTTV has never removed emotes due to controversies, and likely won't as a result of this behavior. users have the ability of choice on our platform"|url=https://twitter.com/slasher/status/1347306885310017537|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Twitter}}</ref>
FrankerFaceZ, a popular web browser extension for Twitch featuring custom emotes, took the decision to ban all user-upload instances and variations of Gutierrez.<ref>@FrankerFaceZ (January 7, 2021). [https://twitter.com/FrankerFaceZ/status/1347288501994233856 "Hi everyone, we hear Twitch and we hear you about recent developments surrounding the PogChamp emote. Following Twitch, we'll be removing depictions of the person from FFZ, but it may take some time. Please report any emotes you feel are problematic, and we'll take action. ^DS"] (Tweet) – via [[Twitter]].</ref> A secondary twitch extension allowing users to upload and add custom emotes under the name of BTTV (Better Twitch TV) announced that their platform would continue hosting PogChamp related emotes, allowing broadcasters to use their own discretion of whether they'd like the emote in their chats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Breslau|first=Rod|date=Jan 7, 2021|title=BetterTTV (BTTV) leader Night says as of now they will NOT be removing any Pog emotes. "in general BetterTTV has never removed emotes due to controversies, and likely won't as a result of this behavior. users have the ability of choice on our platform"|url=https://twitter.com/slasher/status/1347306885310017537|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Twitter}}</ref>

Revision as of 08:54, 14 January 2021

Close up of the original screenshot of Ryan Gutierrez, used for the most popular variant of the PogChamp emoticon

PogChamp is an emote formerly used on the streaming platform Twitch, intended to be used for excitement, joy or shock.[1][2][3] The image shows the streamer Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez with a surprised expression.[4] The emoticon originates from a video uploaded onto YouTube on November 26, 2010,[5] which displays cut behind-the-scenes footage posted on Gutierrez's YouTube channel "Cross Counter TV".[6] The emoticon was added to Twitch's pool of global emotes in 2012.

Ryan Gutierrez was initially reluctant to Twitch using his face in the original PogChamp emote, but soon made a deal to add his face for between $US50,000 ($64,720) and $US100,000 ($129,440) and undisclosed additional negotiations.[7]

The emote, like others on Twitch, is displayed at a very small size of 56 by 56 pixels. PC Gamer described it as "one of the most ubiquitous emotes in Twitch history [...] used to react to decisive moments",[8] while Kotaku stated it "[indicated] surprise and hype".[9]

Usage statistics

PogChamp was the third most-used emote on the platform in 2018.[10] It was used a total of 813,916,297 times between January 9, 2016 and its removal on January 6, 2021, making it the fifth most used emote on the site during that period.[11]

Removal

Some Twitch users in 2020 petitioned for Twitch to remove Ryan Gutierrez as the face of the PogChamp emote, following claims of Gutierrez engaging in promoting far-right conspiracies, more specifically sharing misinformation regarding the denial of COVID-19.[7][12]

On January 6, 2021, Twitch announced that they were to remove the original PogChamp emote following comments from Gutierrez on his Twitter page supporting civil unrest during the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.[13][14][15][1][7] The Verge describes the removal of PogChamp emote to be an indirect vantage point for Twitch to make itself more mainstream,[16] more specifically to focus its attention on video streaming in general.[16][12] The Verge continues by stating that Twitch is in favor of retaining the legacy of the universal meanings behind PogChamp and associated variants, with their intention to let "the sentiment and use of Pog to live on" without resorting to associating exclusively linking associated expressions towards individual people.[16][12]

FrankerFaceZ, a popular web browser extension for Twitch featuring custom emotes, took the decision to ban all user-upload instances and variations of Gutierrez.[17] A secondary twitch extension allowing users to upload and add custom emotes under the name of BTTV (Better Twitch TV) announced that their platform would continue hosting PogChamp related emotes, allowing broadcasters to use their own discretion of whether they'd like the emote in their chats.[18]

Twitch later announced that they would upload a new version of the classic shocked PogChamp face under the same title every 24 hours, with each replacing the last.[19][16][20][21][6][22][23][7] Twitch favors the approach for regularly changing the emote;[24][25] more specifically, the idea of changing the PogChamp emote every 24 hours prevents exclusive association with a single individual, which according to Kotaku would help lead to the "Eye Of Sauron Of Harassing Dickheads" to "at least has to glance around a lot instead of focusing its fury in one place".[24] Although members of the Twitch community praise the diverse inclusion of various streamers, specifically those from social minorities, there is some concern over Twitch doing too little to protect minority streamers from harassment on social media.[25][26][27]

The reception for the new system of changing the PogChamp emote has been mixed. Most streamers have received some degree of trolling, although for streamers such as Pokémon streamer Reversal his temporary addition as the face of PogChamp has been described as a "positive experience" overall.[26][25][27] Omega "CriticalBard" Jones described his experience with being the face for PogChamp for a day,[26] which although initially enjoyed his instance of taking the spotlight for the PogChamp emote, later received racist comments after certain viewers not being satisfied that he "didn’t look like PogChamp".[26] He links the reluctance for the Twitch community's overall negative attitude to diversifying the PogChamp emote, as he points out that the Twitch community "[doesn't] even care about PogChamp as a person" and rather prefers to keep "what they consider to be tradition", after a response to a viewer comment about white supremacy.[26] The observation of the Twitch community's reluctance to change in tradition and embracement of diversity has concerned Jones, suggesting that the universal meaning of PogChamp emote's reaction to excitement is poorly executed, especially given the lack of sufficient protection against "toxic elements" of the Twitch community applied by combinations of trolling, racism, and death threats.[26][27] Drag queen Deere received similar trolling incidents due to negative reception posted on Twitter and Reddit about her depiction of the PogChamp emote, although with a simultaneous overwhelming support for her too.[27][25] Twitch's enforcement against individual person instances of harassing behavior is currently lacking, according to PC Gamer, and hopes that Twitch will "protect future PogChamp candidates from abuse".[27]

References

  1. ^ a b Kelly, Makena (January 6, 2021). "Twitch deletes PogChamp emote because it's now the face of 'further violence'". The Verge.
  2. ^ Ford, Colin; Gardner, Dan; Horgan, Leah Elaine; Liu, Calvin; tsaasan, a. m.; Nardi, Bonnie; Rickman, Jordan (2017-05-06). Written at Denver, Colorado, USA. "Chat Speed OP PogChamp: Practices of Coherence in Massive Twitch Chat". Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CHI EA '17. University of California, Irvine: Association for Computing Machinery: 858–871. doi:10.1145/3027063.3052765. ISBN 978-1-4503-4656-6. S2CID 23784118. For instance, a string of PogChamp messages indicated amazement at an impressive play or situation,
  3. ^ Davis, Paul K.; O'Mahony, Angela; Pfautz, Jonathan (2019-04-09). Social-Behavioral Modeling for Complex Systems. John Wiley & Sons. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-119-48496-7.
  4. ^ "PogChamp". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. ^ PogChamp Original Video | Cross Counter Bloopers! With Gootecks and Mike Ross. Cross Counter TV. November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b Yin-Poole, Wesley (January 8, 2021). "Twitch pulls PogChamp emote".
  7. ^ a b c d "Twitch's Pogchamp Removal Was Never Enough, And Now It's Turning Into A Disaster". Kotaku Australia. January 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Winkie, Luke (2020-11-20). "Twitch emote meanings: a dictionary of small internet pictures". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  9. ^ D'Anastasio, Cecilia (May 7, 2018). "How To Read Twitch Chat". Kotaku. Retrieved 2021-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (2018-12-14). "Kappa dethroned on Twitch after six years on top". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 2021-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "StreamElements Chat Stats". StreamElements. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-sun-is-going-down-and-youre-getting
  13. ^ Macgregor, Jody; Wilde, Tyler (January 7, 2021). "Twitch removes PogChamp emote: 'We can't in good conscience continue to enable use of the image'".
  14. ^ @Twitch (January 6, 2021). "We've made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Plunkett, Luke (January 7, 2021). "Twitch Removes "PogChamp" Emote". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved January 7, 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  16. ^ a b c d Stephen, Bijan (January 8, 2021). "Twitch will change the face of PogChamp every 24 hours". The Verge.
  17. ^ @FrankerFaceZ (January 7, 2021). "Hi everyone, we hear Twitch and we hear you about recent developments surrounding the PogChamp emote. Following Twitch, we'll be removing depictions of the person from FFZ, but it may take some time. Please report any emotes you feel are problematic, and we'll take action. ^DS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Breslau, Rod (Jan 7, 2021). "BetterTTV (BTTV) leader Night says as of now they will NOT be removing any Pog emotes. "in general BetterTTV has never removed emotes due to controversies, and likely won't as a result of this behavior. users have the ability of choice on our platform"". Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ @Twitch (January 8, 2021). "Get ready for a new PogChamp every 24 hours, starting today." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Twitch Will Randomly Choose a New 'PogChamp' Emote Every 24 Hours - IGN" – via www.ign.com.
  21. ^ Morton, Lauren (January 8, 2021). "Twitch are swapping in a new PogChamp emote every 24 hours".
  22. ^ "Twitch will refresh the PogChamp emote image every 24 hours". Engadget.
  23. ^ Wilde, Tyler (January 8, 2021). "Twitch will rotate in a new PogChamp emote every 24 hours from now on".
  24. ^ a b "Twitch Will Have A Different Pogchamp Emote Every 24 Hours From Now On". Kotaku.
  25. ^ a b c d https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/12/22227728/twitch-pogchamp-daily-emotes-critical-bard
  26. ^ a b c d e f https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/13/22229209/criticalbard-pogchamp-gootecks-hasanabi-twitch-emote-harassment
  27. ^ a b c d e https://www.pcgamer.com/twitchs-new-pogchamp-rotation-results-in-racist-harassment-and-threats/
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