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Baldur's Gate 3 Livestream Shut Down for Excessive Content

WireByte Staff · August 6, 2026

Larian Studios' livestream of Baldur's Gate 3 was banned from YouTube and TikTok for containing explicit content. The stream featured a sex scene with a character named Harleep, which violated the platforms' community guidelines. The stream has been moved to Twitch.

Key points

  • Larian Studios' livestream of Baldur's Gate 3 was banned from YouTube and TikTok for containing explicit content.
  • The stream featured a sex scene with a character named Harleep, which violated the platforms' community guidelines.
  • Senior communications developer Aoife Wilson was banned from the stream for participating in the explicit content.
  • The stream has been moved to Twitch, where it will continue to be available.
  • This is not the first time Baldur's Gate 3 has faced controversy over explicit content, with a player losing their Honour Mode run in July for similar reasons.

Baldur's Gate 3 Livestream Shut Down for Excessive Content

Larian Studios' livestream of Baldur's Gate 3 was banned from YouTube and TikTok for containing explicit content. The stream featured a sex scene with a character named Harleep, which violated the platforms' community guidelines.

This is not the first time Baldur's Gate 3 has faced controversy over explicit content, with a player losing their Honour Mode run in July for similar reasons. The game's developer, Larian Studios, has been known to push the boundaries of what is considered acceptable in the world of role-playing games.

The ban has sparked debate over the limits of free speech and the role of platforms in policing content. While some argue that the ban was necessary to protect users from explicit content, others see it as a form of censorship.

For now, the stream has been moved to Twitch, where it will continue to be available. However, the controversy surrounding Baldur's Gate 3 is unlikely to go away anytime soon.

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