eSports TikTok Account Deletes All Videos After Posting Other Streamers' Content For Months

Anyone who heads to the eSports TikTok account looking for gaming clips will instead be met with … nothing. The account has deleted all of its videos in response to public pressure from gaming content creators complaining that the account was reposting their work without credit.

The trouble began brewing last November when Radstads, the editor for YouTube Gaming wunderkind Ludwig Ahgren addressed the @esports account on Twitter, asking them why they reposted other streamers' content, monetized it and didn't credit the streamers.

Yo @esports, is there any reason you, as a verified brand account, are shamelessly ripping all of the content on your Tik Tok from other accounts/creators? Like literally just downloading and reposting Tik Toks with the watermark removed and improper tagging pic.twitter.com/GLAahtcOdh

— Radstads (@Radstads) November 4, 2021

In response, Christian Bishop, a Twitch executive (and former Bachelorette contestant), responded that the @esports TikTok would start crediting streamers, but Radstads suggested they stop the practice entirely, noting that even if @esports credited the streamers, they would still be profiting off other creators' work. Apparently, the dialogue between the two parties stopped there.

Things heated up again recently after Radstads quote-tweeted one of Bishop's recent tweets with the same complaint.

You still have fully edited videos you’ve stolen from me uploaded (and pinned!) on your account AND still don’t credit the creators you take ALL of your content from. Maybe start by addressing and correcting that??? https://t.co/9y2VQ3dsT6

— Radstads (@Radstads) March 15, 2022

In response, it appears Bishop and @eSports blocked Radstads, which prompted him to grow more vocal. He also received and posted a screenshot from the @eSports Slack channel, which showed the organization's Head of Digital, known as Kendryx, calling him a "f***ing nobody."

This brought a scourge of criticism upon the organization, as streamers, including Ahgren, were outraged at the way @esports handled the situation.

.LudwigAhgren</a> has taken to stream to call out <a href="https://twitter.com/esports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">esports after @Radstads was blocked and called "a fucking nobody" when calling them out for directly reposting edits to their TikTok page and removing watermarks pic.twitter.com/PWtpZYq5NF

— GUARD Hunter (@HUN2R) March 16, 2022

Razer</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamRazer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">TeamRazer, RazerSupport</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RazerStore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">RazerStore, GGWPacademy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/GETWIGI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">GETWIGI, CureRareDisease</a>, can you comment on whether you&#39;re still partnered with <a href="https://twitter.com/esports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">esports in the wake of the current TikTok content plagiarism scandal? What will you be doing to prevent this from happening again? https://t.co/41JdhjLV2J

— Pilaz (@Pilaz_) March 16, 2022

Hello esports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Kendryx_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Kendryx_ I would love to work as a TikTok manager! Here is an image of my skills and experience :) pic.twitter.com/9lrHx5ahi5

— MSF chloe (@chloe_hime7) March 16, 2022

All of this led @esports to nuke their TikTok account and finally apologize for their repost policy. At the moment, it is unclear when or if @esports will resume posting content and what, if any, repercussions those responsible for the fiasco will face.