A man is suing Twitch for ‘showing so many scantily clad female gamers that he injured his penis.’
Erik Estavillo, a gamer based in California, is suing Twitch for a whopping $25 million (£20 million) amid claims the platform has subject him to ‘overly sexual content.’
The complaint has been filed to the County of Santa Clara’s Superior Court.
It states: "There is no way for the plaintiff to filter streams he’d like to watch based on gender, male or female, therefore the plaintiff has to choose a game and/or category to watch, with thumbnails showing these scantily clad women, alongside men, of being the only streaming channels available to him."
The self-confessed ‘sex addict’ also wants 21 female gamers banned from the platform, who he claims have fuelled his addiction.
According to the complaint, Mr Estavillo bought a fleshlight which went largely unused - until Twitch.
It said: “Mr. Estavillo began using this device while he watches female twitch streamers and often ends up chaffing his penis everyday with the device - making it extremely painful and constant which ends up causing redness and mild infections at the tip, (since the fleshlight is electrical and also vibrates.”
The complaint also claims that Mr Estavillo has damaged his retinas by staring for hours ‘at the breasts of girl streamers’, leaving him with painful bloodshot eyes.
This isn’t the first time that Mr Estavillo has tried to sue a gaming firm.
He’s previously filed lawsuits against Ninetendo, Sony, Blizzard Entertainment and Microsoft, although none of these lawsuits succeeded.
Unsurprisingly, a spokesperson for Twitch has dismissed the legal action as 'frivolous' and having 'absolutely no merit,' according to DailyMail.com.
However, this isn't the first time that Twitch has hit the headlines surrounding its sexual content.
Over the last few weeks, dozens of Twitch streamers, mostly women, have come forward with stories of harassment, abuse and assault on the platform.
According to Medium, more than 60 people have been accused of misconduct, with accusations from multiple people in some cases.
