However on the inaugural day of the tournament, several Twitch streams including that of BSJ, Australian caster MLPDota, and the Portuguese Beyond the Summit coverage, were shut down by DMCA takedowns ESL later clarified that they would not allow competing English and Portuguese language broadcasts that monetized content from the tournament. ĭespite the official broadcast being aired on Facebook, Valve's intervention in the previous broadcasting controversy enabled individuals to cast matches from their stream with no commercial or monetary intent or in a way that directly competes with the official broadcast's stream. In addition, several emphasised the importance of broadcasting rights and deals. In contrast to the community backlash, many personalities spoke out defending the deal, arguing that it would allow ESL to produce better tournaments and reach a greater audience with this partnership. The announcement resulted in an outcry on social media where users primarily critiqued the decision because they felt Facebook provided an inferior viewing experience to Twitch and did not allow mobile viewing without the Facebook app. On 18th January 2018, ESL announced that Facebook would be their main English and Portuguese broadcasting platform for CS:GO's ESL Pro League and the ESL One circuit.
