Twitch suspends Trump’s account indefinitely

Twitch announced today it has suspended the account of former President Trump indefinitely.

❌ Twitch Partner "DonaldTrump" (@TeamTrump) has been banned! ❌https://t.co/50dZbS4CcU#twitch #ban #secondban #partner #twitchpartner 🈵

— StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) January 20, 2021

The decision comes two weeks after Twitch disabled Trump’s account following the attack at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

Trump’s account had been banned once before for two weeks starting June 29, 2020, due to a violation of Twitch’s hateful conduct guidelines.

“We have indefinitely suspended President Trump’s Twitch channel due to the ongoing risk of further incitement of violence. The President’s statements continue to be interpreted as calls to action, and we are taking this action to remove the potential for harm to our community and the general public.”

“Twitch has clear rules that prohibit hateful conduct, harassment, or incitement of violence on our service, and we consider off-service events when making enforcement decisions. However, the events of the past weeks have highlighted a gap with respect to rhetoric that encourages violence, regardless of whether or not it was directly streamed on Twitch. We will be updating our policies as a result of our consideration of this situation.”

All users who receive an indefinite suspension “for the most serious offenses” will not have an opportunity to appeal, says Twitch’s “About Account Enforcement and Chat Bans” page.

Social media networks have already suspended Trump’s accounts permanently, including Twitter.

[Source]: IGN: Update: Twitch Indefinitely Suspends Donald Trump’s Twitch Channel.