Streamer SquidGaming loses “amazing” work because of ‘Squid Game’ TV show
Twitch streamer Lydia Ellery, who has worked with the username Squid Game for the last 11 years, says she has lost “amazing presenting opportunities” and faced abuse due to her handle pre-dating the Netflix show Squid Game.Ellery – who has streamed with the name Squid Game on Twitch for 11 years – has revealed that she is considering changing her handle, due to issues she has received because of the new popularity of Netflix show Squid game.Taking to Twitter yesterday (November 2), Ellery said she has lost “two amazing presenting opportunities because people don’t want to hire me with my ‘Squid Game’ handle”.Elaborating, Ellery added “first I get sent abuse, then I get banned, now I’m losing out on work”.Speaking to the BBC, Ellery said