Herschel "Dr Disrespect" Beahm IV has not been accepted back into the YouTube Partner Program, according to the streamer himself. However, YouTube will allow him to reapply soon.
In late June 2024, Dr Disrespect admitted to sending "inappropriate" messages to a minor via Whispers, a now-defunct private messaging feature of Twitch. The incident—or series thereof—occurred in 2017, the streamer wrote, adding that this was the real reason behind his permanent Twitch ban three years later. In the aftermath of the ensuing scandal, YouTube demonetized Dr Disrespect sometime between June 26 and 28. After returning from a hiatus and resuming streaming, he reapplied to join the Google-owned platform's Partner Program on September 26.
Dr Disrespect deletes the now-infamous tweet in which he revealed the circumstances that resulted in his permanent ban from Twitch.
A month later, Dr Disrespect is still demonetized on YouTube. The content creator reflected on this state of affairs during his latest broadcast, claiming that his application was pushed back another 60 days at "the very last second" (via Dexerto). For clarity, although YouTube does normally respond to Partner Program applications within 30 days, response times vary based on workload, primarily because all requests are...
