Popular rapper and Twitch streamer Soulja Boy has been through his fair share of controversies since he began streaming on the platform back in 2018. In the past, he's criticized Twitch streamers who left for YouTube, declared he's the only reason why Twitch is popular, and tried to sell his own game console. Now, he's gotten himself banned from Twitch twice in one day for unclear reasons.
Soulja Boy was famous long before he started streaming on Twitch, but this celebrity has done a good job of breaking into the Twitch market. However, it seems that nobody is safe from being banned from Twitch. The platform's notoriously ambiguous and confusing content guidelines have led to even its highest earners being banned, sometimes without explanation.
On December 9, the rapper and streamer was banned for the first time in his streaming career. While no one seems to be quite sure what happened, Soulja Boy's initial ban lasted about five minutes before being abruptly reversed. This isn't the first time a Twitch ban has been reversed quickly, but just a few hours later, Soulja Boy was hit with a second ban. Some fans have been taking the opportunity to poke fun at him for being the only rapper on Twitch to be banned, unbanned, and then banned again in the same day.
Some fans have theorized that the initial five-minute-long ban stemmed from an accidental copyright strike against Soulja Boy's own music. According to one viewer, Soulja Boy was playing sound samples on his stream as he composed before he was banned. It may be possible that the website automatically banned him before someone realized what had happened. The reasoning behind the second ban also seems to be unclear. Some reports say it stemmed from the rapper being caught saying "slurs" on his stream, while others claim he was banned for gifting subs in The Game Awards Twitch chat.
As of writing, fans of Soulja Boy appear to be confused and somewhat amused by the situation. Several users joked that Soulja Boy was setting records for turnarounds on Twitch bans, while others dramatically demanded that he be freed from the bans. Many users stated that this whole thing was hilarious and that he must have really messed up to get banned twice in the same day. Another user declared that Twitch was trolling the rapper. This isn't the first time Soulja Boy has caused drama, but it doesn't seem like his fans are truly upset about the bans.
Source: Dexerto