RaKai is one of Twitch’s rising stars. The 16 year-old has quickly become one of the biggest creators on the platform. However, he’s been steeped in controversy after streaming himself almost crashing his car while staring at his phone.
Several clips have emerged from the livestream, displaying RaKai staring directly at his phone while driving down a rainy road. One of them shows him panicking and trying to get the wheel back in control after almost veering off the road.
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Viewers are infuriated, with several posts being made requesting Twitch ban the streamer for reckless driving, citing that driving while distracted is a direct violation of the Twitch TOS.
Rakai remains unbanned after almost crashing on stream
Averaging at over 20k viewers a stream, 2xRaKai is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. He came up partially by interacting with Kai Cenat, and his Streamer University even was a huge boost in viewership for the young streamer.
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However, fans of RaKai have been pushing back on him after he willingly stared at his phone while driving.
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The clip above is one example, with it going viral on Reddit with some negative reactions from viewers.
“Hope he doesn’t kill anyone. I’ve lost a friend to rain + distracted driver,” said one user.
“This clip is egregious. You literally just made a new rule about driving and streaming. Here’s your first big test,” said another.
A second clip shows him staring at his phone for 7 seconds straight, putting it directly in front of his face and blocking the road.
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He suddenly slammed on the brakes before coming to a full stop to read his phone safely.
There is precedent for streamers getting banned for reckless driving, with ExtraEmily getting booted off the platform after she ran a red light on stream. She apologized for it and was allowed back on Twitch a short time later.
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It remains to be seen whether or not Twitch decides to ban RaKai after this controversy.