Twitch Issues Formal Warning to Streamer Gigguk Over Combined Chat Display
British streamer and podcaster Garnt "Gigguk" Maneetapho has publicly disclosed that Twitch has issued him a warning regarding his approach to handling chat interactions while multi-streaming. During a Twitch broadcast on February 15, 2026, titled "Playing Honkai: Star Rail 4.0 | Full Gameplay Reaction [No Spoilers!]," he informed his audience that the platform flagged him for integrating YouTube and Twitch chats into a single on-screen window.
Violation of Simulcasting Rules Leads to Official Notice
According to Garnt "Gigguk" Maneetapho, Twitch explicitly stated that merging chats from multiple platforms breaches its simulcasting regulations. He shared that he received a formal warning and was instructed to keep the chats separate if he continues to stream simultaneously on both YouTube and Twitch. Despite this, he emphasized his intention to persist with multi-streaming, albeit now adhering to the rule by displaying the chats independently.
Twitch's official Terms of Service publicly outline that creators are prohibited from using third-party tools to combine activity, including chat, from other platforms during a simulcast. This policy aims to ensure that the Twitch community experiences the full context of the livestream without external integrations.
Gigguk's Lighthearted Explanation to Viewers
Addressing his audience in a calm and humorous tone, Garnt "Gigguk" Maneetapho recounted the incident. He said, "What's up? What's up? So I got in a little bit of trouble with Twitch the other day. I got in a little bit of trouble because, apparently, it is against terms of services to combine Twitch chats and YouTube chats into one chat. So I got, I got a warning from Twitch."
He further added, "I don't know why, but I got a warning from Twitch to be like, hey, if you do multi-stream again, make sure both chats are separate." Joking with viewers, he told both chats to remain in their own "corners" and avoid interaction. He then confirmed, "So, yeah, we are multi streaming once again on YouTube and Twitch."
Historical Context: Similar Issues with Other Streamers
This issue is not unprecedented in the streaming community. On April 23, 2025, after Twitch recognized Rachell "Valkyrae" Hofstetter as the third most-watched female streamer of Q1 2025, she also discussed the same rule on social media platform X. She wrote, "Multi-streaming has been so great the past few months. Only issue is that I like showing chat on stream for VOD watchers but It's against Twitch TOS to show Youtube chat and it's not against Youtube TOS to show Twitch chat.. so I can only show Twitch chat on screen."
She also remarked, "I read both chats but my Youtube chat will forever continue to complain and question if I ever read them lol." Both creators continue to engage in multi-streaming, with the sole adjustment being the separate display of chats on screen to comply with platform policies.
The enforcement of these rules highlights Twitch's commitment to maintaining a distinct community experience, even as creators increasingly adopt multi-platform strategies to expand their reach and engagement.
