MonkaW is a popular emote used on the live-streaming platform Twitch. It is based on Twitch streamer MonkaS, with widened eyes and an open mouth, and is often used to express anxiety, nervousness ...

Twitch streamer and YouTuber Connor "ConnorEatsPants" took to his alternative Twitter handle conar (@subtoconnorpls) on July 26 to reveal that Twitch had removed his famous dancing monkey emoticon.

Many Twitch fans will die on the hill in support of Amazon's purple platform being the best streaming website on the internet - simply because of the emotes it features.

It remains to be seen if Twitch will follow through with creating a new emote, or if it will take hold within the community in quite the same way. This article was originally published on Jan. 7, 2021 ...