Become a recognized Valorant streamer and share content from your favorite game? This dream now seems difficult to achieve for Lucas, the youngest Valorant player in the world to reach the Radiant tier.
After being banned from Twitch last month due to his age, this young prodigy from 11 ans just picked up the same punishment on Twitter. The two entities highlight the fact that Lucas does not respect their legal conditions of use.
Both parents support their child
This case quickly went viral on social media, as Lucas’ parents are ardent supporters of their son. This is not a freewheeling underage player on social media; the two parents are monitoring Lucas’ first steps on Twitch and Twitter, and have even entered into talks with Twitch so that their son can return to the platform.
Victim of its popularity?
According to Jake Lucky, who greatly contributed to publicizing the affair, Lucas would in fact be a victim of his own success. Indeed, his level of play on Valorant and his growing popularity have put him in the sights of banning bodies. If he had been just another minor in possession of Twitter and Twitch accounts, with no real talent for the game, he probably would not have been detected and banned.
This hypothesis must still be taken with tweezers, but it explains why the case of Lucas has moved part of the community. Others, on the other hand, think that Lucas, due to his young age, has nothing to do with social networks and streaming platforms. Whether with or without the support of his parents.
If ever Twitch refuses to end Lucas’ ban, he will have to wait until he is 13 before he can restream “legally”.