Bans are always a big topic on Twitch. When Twitch issues a ban, many fans discuss whether it was really justified. Here we show you 6 bans that were highly discussed in 2020.
This is what it is about: Many big streamers have already been banned on Twitch. Some bans were so bizarre or questionable that they sparked a lot of discussion.
In 2020, there were 6 bans that particularly stood out to the editors of MeinMMO. There was heated discussion throughout the Twitch world about them, and at times even harsher penalties were demanded.
Below we show you the 6 bans that we believe were particularly critical. We have not ordered them by severity but presented them randomly.
forsen accidentally views bestiality
What happened? On November 29, Sebastian “forsen” Fors hosted a live stream on Twitch where he reacted to pictures from his fans. A nasty fan sent him a harmless image that quickly turned into something else. Suddenly, a bestiality act between a woman and a horse was visible.
Twitch responded harshly, even though forsen quickly closed the image and seemed genuinely surprised. However, a ban was imposed with no set end date.
Why was the case discussed? Fans heavily debated the ban. It was said that forsen bore no guilt in the action. After all, he did not show the image intentionally.
As a concrete counterexample, the streamer Pokimane was mentioned. She accidentally showed porn in a stream and was only warned. Twitch was therefore accused of measuring with two different standards.
How did the ban end? After a few days, forsen spoke out and said he would be unbanned by Christmas. On December 26, it happened. forsen was unbanned and has continued streaming on Twitch since then. The indefinite ban was lifted.
On the next page, we show you the controversial ban from the German Twitch scene.
