Summary
Twitchhas banned InvaderVie, a popular streamer with over 374K followers, for the tenth time. InvaderVie is best known onTwitchfor her Just Chatting streams, where she engages directly with her audience. In addition to these interactions, she occasionally streams a variety of games, includingThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,Animal Crossing: New Horizons,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and more.
As the leading streaming platform, Twitch is recognized for its strict community guidelines and its readiness to enforce these rules regardless of a user’s popularity. For example, Twitch recently banned Nickmercs, a prominent streamer with over 6.7 million followers, for using a derogatory term for transgender individuals. However, not all Twitch bans are perceived as fair; streamers frequently question the platform’s inconsistent enforcement, and a case from May this yeareven left Twitch’s CEO puzzled.
On July 19, InvaderVie received her 10th ban from Twitch, marking her sixth ban this year and making herone of the most frequently banned streamers on the platform. Notably, all of her bans have been relatively short, with her longest lasting 5 days from June 12 to June 17. The specific reason for her latest ban remains unclear, leading to significant confusion among her followers. Many were seen in the comments section of the Twitter announcement expressing their confusion and frustration, questioning the reasons behind the repeated bans and the platform’s enforcement decisions.
Twitch Has Unbanned InvaderVie
Interestingly, some fans predicted that Twitch would reverse the ban quickly, and their prediction was accurate as she was unbanned just a day later. While this development is positive for both the streamer and her fans, it remains uncertain whether she will disclose the specific reasons for the ban in her upcoming stream.
The ban policies on Twitch have raised concerns among streamers, and evenTwitch CEO Dan Clancy acknowledged in April the urgent need for improvementin the platform’s ban feedback system. He emphasized the importance of providing creators with clear feedback to help them understand their mistakes and avoid similar issues in the future.
While it remains to be seen how long it will take for Twitch to address this issue, it is also worth noting that Twitch’s rival platform, Kick, which is known for its more relaxed ban policies, recently faced criticism for banning the popular streamer Destiny.Kick imposed the ban after Destinymade controversial remarks about Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter who was killed in a shooting at a Trump rally.
