Popular YouTuber and streamer Ludwig recently set a world record for the fastest stream to get banned from YouTube. Ludwig has grown into one of the biggest content creators on the platform since his highly publicized transition from Twitch late last year. Since switching to the Google-owned streaming platform, Ludwig has been vocally supportive of YouTube as a hub for content creators looking to break out and grow their own streams. However, this has not stopped the creator from expressing his criticisms with YouTube, which he jokingly played on during a recent stream.The world-record suspension saw Ludwig streaming for 91 seconds before the stream was suspended for violating YouTube's policies. In an attempt to trigger YouTube's administrators to suspend his channel, Ludwig started playing the fourth opening to popular anime Naruto as well as clips from a soccer match between Juventus and Salernitana. The stream was taken down and the VOD suspended based on copyright claims from FA Premier League and Serie A, with matches being exclusive to Paramount+ in the US.Ludwig's most recent suspension would not be the first time the streamer has had a run-in with YouTube after signing his massive contract with the platform. Within a week of announcing his move to YouTube, Ludwig's stream was suspended for copyright violations after watching some of the site's "Top 50" vintage videos. The ban, much like his most recent, did not carry any long-lasting repercussions with his channel remaining active, but the stream being taken offline due to the violation.
While Ludwig's attempt for a YouTube ban speedrun were played off as a joke by the creator, the copyright system has been a hot topic among YouTubers with similar takedowns being more severe. Early this year, Nintendo blocked over 1,300 videos on the platform featuring copyrighted soundtracks from the Japanese developer's various games. The community of anime fans on YouTube has also had several scares throughout the years, with studios squaring off with content creators over "fair use" laws and restrictions.
Ludwig's world record YouTube ban serves as another marker in an illustrious career for the California-based streamer. His "subathon" on Twitch last year achieved international notoriety with the creator streaming for 30 consecutive days and becoming the most-subscribed creator on Twitch. His high-profile move to YouTube would spark several other creators to follow suit in a mass exodus of popular creators like LilyPichu and Sykkuno transitioning to YouTube. Ludwig's attempts to speedrun a ban from YouTube proved to be another addition to his legacy as a content creator.