YouTube has formally suspended monetization on the channel of Man Beahm, the favored streamer often known as Dr Disrespect, amid persevering with studies surrounding his 2020 ban from Twitch and his alleged sexually express messages to a minor.”We’ve suspended DrDisrespect’s channel from the YouTube Companion Program following critical allegations in opposition to the creator,” a YouTube spokesperson stated in a press release to IGN. “This motion means the channel is now not in a position to monetize on YouTube.”YouTube added that it took the motion on Beahm’s channel “for violating our Creator Duty coverage.” The coverage, because the spokesperson notes, implies that if a creator’s off-platform conduct “harms our customers, workers, or ecosystem, we might take motion to guard our group, together with by suspending monetization.” The creator can be unable to create new or alternate channels whereas their present channel is suspended from the YouTube Companion Program.Man Beahm’s YouTube channel has been suspended from the YouTube Companion Program. (Picture by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Pictures)YouTube’s affirmation comes after a number of on social media identified on Thursday night that Beahm’s channel now not had monetization options out there, together with paid memberships. It additionally follows per week of steady new particulars surrounding the circumstances of Beahm’s ban from Twitch in 2020.Final Friday, former Twitch worker Cody Conners wrote in a publish on X/Twitter that Beahm was banned from the streaming platform nearly precisely 4 years in the past for “sexting” a minor through Twitch’s Whispers function and making an attempt to satisfy up with them at TwitchCon (Disclosure: Conners labored briefly at IGN in 2011). Whereas Conners did not point out Beahm by identify, studies in The Verge and Bloomberg confirmed that he was certainly referring to the favored streamer, corroborating Conners’ account and offering additional particulars.The newest report got here earlier on Thursday through Rolling Stone, through which one other former Twitch worker instructed the outlet that Beahm knew the minor he was messaging was underage, and continued to ship them sexually express messages anyway. The report additionally quoted Ryan Wyatt, former international head of gaming partnerships at Google, who stated that YouTube Gaming did not supply a contract to Beahm because of the rumors surrounding his Twitch ban.”We’ve suspended DrDisrespect’s channel from the YouTube Companion Program following critical allegations in opposition to the creator.For his half, Beahm issued a prolonged assertion on the allegations on X/Twitter on Tuesday, admitting that he did message a minor through Twitch Whispers in 2017, and that these messages “typically leaned an excessive amount of within the route of being inappropriate.” He added, nonetheless, that “nothing unlawful occurred, no photos have been shared, no crimes have been dedicated,” and likewise pointed to his 2021 lawsuit in opposition to Twitch over the ban, which was resolved in 2022. Twitch has remained silent on the revelations in current days regardless of a number of requests for remark. As we speak’s assertion marks the primary public touch upon the state of affairs from YouTube, the place Beahm has streamed for the final a number of years. Beahm final streamed on Monday, the place he famous he could be taking an prolonged trip, however stated in his assertion on Tuesday that he would return.Whereas it is uncommon for YouTube to take such de-monetization actions in opposition to a big channel like Beahm’s, it is not unprecedented. Beforehand, the platform has utilized the coverage on channels of different fashionable creators together with Russell Model, David Dobrik, and James Charles. The suspension is just the most recent within the persevering with fallout in response to the allegations surrounding Beahm and his ban from Twitch. Beforehand, companions and sponsors like Turtle Seashore, 2K, and the San Francisco 49ers minimize ties with the streamer, and Midnight Society, the sport studio Beahm co-founded, additionally terminated its relationship with him. Thumbnail credit score: Kevin Sabitus/Getty ImagesAlex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, you could find her studying fantasy novels or taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.