February is coming to a close, with a lot having already happened on Twitch in both January and February. While the rest of 2021 may have even more high-profile Twitch bans, the ones that have already happened are still notable.

Not all of the causes of these Twitch bans are currently known. However, some of the ones with known reasons range from copyrighted music usage, to the extreme of threatening the streamer’s own children.

Many of these Twitch bans have been updated and tracked by Twitter user StreamerBans. The Twitter bot keeps track of and posts the unbanning/banning of partnered Twitch streamers. Unpartnered Twitch streamer bans have generally been made known due to either high-profile incidents, or connections to other streamers.

January Twitch Streamer Bans

In the first half of January alone, Twitch has banned:

  • TeamleSS Niva GeneraL_HS_ xoAeriel Czajnikkk__ VeRsuta Linkz Brunenger 마이부 santadoto YoThatsEJ joshfearless13 julesquinha BlexInfinity masondota2 TenhaTV Kojisan Melchior D7RL dangerlyoha okyyy SoIipsism_ INVOKERGIRL WomboPoldo Cheryboom JamieDrakeHD AltlntasMurat いとしゃん GodlyDr Eddy_Meddler paulagonu SherazadeSmh fernandemiguels (Banned twice within the first half of January) SuppyColleen (Banned twice within the first half of January) ClubHouse_Global B1ackSai1s marshallgreed ZHABZHAB infantta_ Cerbero_Podcast qSnake fisheR Evzeniss FunFaceTV MrsBonniie TheBestta5 Caprimint xBiedron GbrMiT Vagabundo BlondynkiTezGraja ayellol SpartanTV Zmiju97 Adekvat KVYZEE WayCatsTV Arda jorgegoorgo 山田健二 Quitoooo fcsm_kefir 羅傑 ibai Spursito Daren CzechCloud FPSThailand giaantv SeriousGaming theOrangeDoom serega_pirat KostbI4 StopAnnya AVDEECH ThePagYYY Posty producerivanov DriDGG ceh9 BeBePtv 薛喜 darkwinjax Taylor_Jevaux Arven93 Wizhum HayliNic v1NCHENSO7 Nerites bratishkinoff HoneyMad Kiaraakitty Tayhuhu Nzq123

The majority of these bans were not permanent, with many getting access to their accounts and audiences after only a few days. Additionally, these bans were not the first for many of these users with some streamers such as fernandemiguels and SuppyColleen being banned twice within January’s first half.

Moving on to the second half of January, one of the most famous Twitch bans took place during this time. The Twitch bans that occurred during this time were for:

  • Kanube77 monkeyism alinaarose (Banned twice within the second half of January) Mikerina archangelskiy GirlGamerShay godota2bets codemiko RUSTY Ziqoftw Delilash steveclaus DonaldTrump SortaMaliciousGaming Oraanje ZLOYn NikeTheHuman 울부짖는마오카이1 SocialBoomTV ilGabbrone kntent HelixxVR KVYZEE (Second and third ban within January) okharry MoaiGr nastyavicodin ybnalmightyjay Aligafree Superico4 TheManquewes 蝦愛橘子 MrDzinold GirlGamerChas (Banned twice within the second half of January) Kaellyn KellHitEmUp95 iFlamesFire S7ORMyTv ugames999 Los3Cabiados Lange 김유디_ Arthars Fizken ArtiFixOfficial TheSorika SidneyEweka Shikuni rewinside AngarTan playboistarki luidematos FunFaceTV Dmcjordan Paramaxil jukes KlaudiaCroft Indiefoxx la3euka Arsenal_ATX Krisfits misionerohost ziGueira DragLolaDvil brenthatley 마이부 (Second ban within January) ILIDIO RiberaRibell pokanoname 하느르 Bruninzor ayellol pabllovittar AZRA AverageHarry

Out of all of these Twitch bans, the most well-known and discussed one is the banning of former US President Donald Trump from the streaming platform. Donald Trump’s Twitch ban is confirmed by Twitch representatives to be indefinite, following the attack on the United States capital during January. Twitch isn’t the only platform to ban Donald Trump from personally using it with other websites such as Twitter and Instagram also preventing access from the former US President.

February Twitch Bans

Despite February being the shortest month of the year, there are still many known users to be banned from the platform during this time. The majority of these bans were not permanent and only lasted around a couple of days to a week. Others however did result in permanent bans due to the initial reasons for the ban in the first place.

Starting with the first half of February, the Twitch users that were banned during this time were:

  • KVYZEE (Fourth, fifth, and sixth ban within 2021) FiusGamer EkremAbiBJ Indiefoxx (Second ban in 2021) Jvnq el3nk0_ Ezektoor stevewillsendit Dakkroth Rengoland 간장ㅎ AkTep SparkleQueenXoXo harulindo JefeeLIVE meowsonic Ma3aFaKaTV DamianKuc TLNA Rynge SnaggyMo ChetalonsoIDH shulia 7emonSnOw Wismichu Serato Meikodboy_ Syphicc orslok BroTeam catalina_lugaro DanyCaligula Lontartv The_Happy_Hob ちゃみする Paris chuny Chenzo TwoEpicBuddies RTistic310 Zmiju97 (Second ban in 2021) Tumblurr Dariya_Willis Alonzo MASKULENDAYI いとしゃん (Second ban in 2021) byalli LadyFelan ellaivy building missconfidence ORFIN GirlGamerShay (Second ban in 2021) CBassi PaymoneyWubby SkilineFPS Skailereu klauslol1 Purpp karavay46 Mr_Kaplan amv_anime2021 Aelris_ dsblf HawaiiValle しんじさん Adapt Bruninzor (Second ban in 2021) danikaxix Clix rodsquare Mangel PapiGaviTV degradki Leona_kiki anaclara_35 Noone Airsoftphatty

Continuing forward are even more Twitch bans to finish out the month of February that occurred after February 15, 2021. Like the majority of the others listed, many of these bans were lifted with many streamers also being first-time offenders. The last of the streamers banned in February are:

  • Jankos BOBLEGOB 6zdenko perways DJMANCHOO GrndPaGaming Miniduke traderlyz Stella 주안코리아 PanPers bealien_queen LinkTijger elerny markbulahhh kamikpro producerivanov (Second ban in 2021) Singollo Berry0314 WaxMiyagi MATTA ARSARTone fmlfpl 羅傑 (Second ban in 2021) ZONY DragLolaDvil (Second ban in 2021) 桑田佳祐 JoseteTV QxzSG Obli00 krysy_ze_sudet Cawabanga justastupidgoy Adapt (Banned twice within the second half of January) 쏨야찌 DINIK Anaisableal TobiasWhell mr_fabiioo Queenx3 SnaggyMo (Second ban in February) AbreezyENT Indiefoxx (Third ban in 2021) godota2bets (Second ban in 2021) maciek0081 Tommey ArQuel Draxill69 MiniLaddd gransorteook fufinkaa brenthatley (Second ban in 2021) TheShowstopper VaxaStyle Kaellyn (Second ban in 2021) RatedEpicz Miramisu KynshinLOL Dankol83 JaggerPrincesa mihkeljacksoff cacho01 adrienytb_00 alinaarose (Third ban in 2021) RomeoTheCaster Lodik__ KillaMfCam

As the year goes on, hundreds more Twitch bans and unbans will be seen by the fans of various streamers. Many bans are currently being blamed on Twitch’s copyright system which has seen even the official Blizzcon 2021 livestream on Twitch being edited to avoid copyright problems. Other bans, such as with Mini Ladd, are due to allegations of predatory behavior toward fans.

The future is unclear when it comes to who will be affected by Twitch bans and what alarming news may be revealed about certain streamers. With Twitch being a platform where streamers are watched intently, anything against the Twitch terms of service will likely be caught immediately.

Source: StreamerBans | Twitter