Twitch bans have been a controversial topic, particularly due to Twitch's inaction in some incidents while other incidents are met with harsh punishment. Streamers and their audiences have been quick to point out the inconsistency in Twitch's responses to certain streamers, and fans are already chiming in on Twitch's newest high-profile ban. Hasan Piker, better known as HasanAbi or simply Hasan, has been banned from Twitch.

Piker is a popular political streamer on Twitch, often hosting "Just Chatting" streams where he comments on videos, news articles, and current issues with his audience. Piker was banned for using the term "cracker," which Twitch apparently considers a slur. Twitch does explicitly prohibit hate speech and harassment in its code of conduct, though Piker's ban has prompted a debate as to whether or not "cracker" should be counted as hate speech.

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For many, the term "cracker" is viewed as harmless, its usage dating all the way back to the age of Shakespeare. Others argue that "cracker" constitutes "anti-white racism," a position that Piker specifically called out in a tweet responding to his ban. Overall, though, the response from other figurehead streamers and games industry personalities seems to be one of genuine befuddlement. Twitch has completely overlooked far more serious incidents on high-profile content creator streams, something many were quick to point out.

Piker has maintained a presence on Twitter since his ban, venting his frustration but seemingly continuing business as usual. He pointed out some of the planned streams that will have to be delayed or canceled due to the ban, including building gingerbread houses, playing Halo with other streamers, and a hot tub stream with Amouranth. However, follow-up tweets indicate that he may try to shirk the ban by appearing on other channels. Twitch does have rules against banned streamers appearing on other streams, though.

Twitch has been unable to shake the negative reputation it's garnered due to its bans. Meanwhile, YouTube has been recruiting new talent, wooing streamers to its platform with lucrative exclusivity contracts.

YouTube isn't perfect either, though. Streamer Ludwig was banned from YouTube days after starting his exclusive streams on the platform, an embarrassing situation for the platform, which appears to have banned him erroneously.

It's unclear when Twitch will lift Piker's ban, though it's evidence of the complicated climate that content creators are subject to. The possibility of bans and copyright claims weigh heavily on streamers, and there are no real signs of the situation improving in the near future.

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