The FerociouslySteph Twitch Moderation Controversy began in May 2020 when streamer Steph Loehr was appointed to Twitch's newly formed Safety Advisory Council. The appointment sparked intense backlash across the gaming community after clips went viral featuring Loehr discussing the inherent 'toxicity' of voice chat and suggesting that certain streamers should be 'afraid' of her new-found authority. The controversy was further fueled by her identification as a 'deer' (therianthropy), leading to a wave of memes critiquing Twitch's moderation choices and the perceived cultural disconnect between the platform's leadership and its core user base. Today, these memes are often used to comment on corporate overreach and the complexities of online community management.