Popular YouTuber IShowSpeed could be banned on the platform after getting into a Mercedes with a fan who proceeded to crash the car doing donuts.
IShowSpeedhas been taking over YouTube for over a year now, thanks to his stunning IRL broadcasts where he travels the world making content.
On June 28, Speed was in Belgium and got into a car with a fan who proceeded to do donuts in a parking lot.
IShowSpeed in a car accident after a fan did doughnuts in a parking lotpic.twitter.com/Lwi1cf3HyX
Immediately, Speed started to freak out, crying “oh sh*t” as the car spun around, but things quickly went south when the Mercedes hit another vehicle’s front bumper.
“Yo, what the f**k!” he screamed after getting out of the ride all shaken up, but the two cars were a bit banged up.
To make matters worse, the car it hit belonged to fellow YouTuberCeline Dept, who is known for making sports and football content.
Luckily for Speed, Dept was very forgiving and understood the crash wasn’t Speed’s fault. However, YouTube could end up handing the streamer a ban for the content.
The car the fan hit was the car of his friend and Belgian YouTuber Celinepic.twitter.com/7qJejz9Seh
The platform’sHarmful or dangerous content policystates that, “Harmful or dangerous acts: Acts performed by adults that have a risk of serious harm or death,” are not allowed on YouTube.
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Other platforms have similar policies. Earlier in June, StableRonaldo washit with a suspensionon Twitch after driving recklessly on a busy road.
Creators don’t even need to be the ones driving to be banned. Kick streamer N3on wasnotably bannedfor one day after getting into a hit-and-run withinfamous street racer Squeeze Benz.
So far, Speed’s channel is still active. It’s not clear if YouTube will deem the crash serious enough to warrant a suspension.
Michael Gwilliam is Dexerto’s Deputy Entertainment Editor in the US. He expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, TikTok, as well as Overwatch, GTA, and Smash Bros. You can contact him at: michael.gwilliam@dexerto.com
