Twitch is being accused of playing favorites after Hasan was unbanned just one day after being suspended for comments he made about killing politician Rick Scott.
On March 3, Hasan Piker was banned on Twitch for a rant about fixing Medicaid in the United States.
“If you cared about Medicare or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott,” he said, which resulted in his brief ban.
While Hasan claimed the statement was hyperbole and admitted he shouldn’t have used the term “kill” in his criticism, many believe that the political streamer should have been more harshly penalized for his comments.
Kick boss accuses Twitch CEO of playing favorites
Shortly after Hasan’s ban was lifted, Kick co-founder Bijan Tehrani put Twitch on blast for refusing to unban Adin Ross.
“Meanwhile Adin is banned 2 years and counting for ‘unmoderated chat,’ Tehrani said while quote-tweeting a notification about Hasan’s unban.
Adin Ross was permabanned on Twitch back in 2023 shortly after he joined Kick. During one of his streams, Ross showed his Kick chat, which contained racist messages, on Twitch, leading to his indefinite suspension.
“Twitch cannot hide behind advertiser excuses anymore. Dan Clancy picks and chooses who he wants on his platform. Creators on Twitch cannot have a voice unless it aligns with corporate,” he added.
“On Kick we will always support all creators regardless of politics or religion as long as they comply with the law.”
Tehrani had previously claimed that Twitch deliberately banned Ross just to hurt Kick, accusing the Amazon-owned site of “bending their policies” to justify banning certain creators.
In 2024, Hasan faced more calls for him to be banned after he showed a video about the Houthi Movement to fellow Twitch streamer Nmp. The group has been designated as a Terrorist Organization by the US State Department. Hasan claimed he received a warning from Twitch after showing the video.
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