The controversial opinion blogger Tim “KuchenTV” Heldt will soon be allowed to stream on Twitch again. This was decided by the regional court of Braunschweig on January 30, 2024, as the streamer proudly announced.
What was the reason for the ban? In December 2023, the German opinion blogger KuchenTV was banned from Twitch indefinitely. The ban followed a few days after a reaction stream in which he discussed Pia “Shurjoka” Scholz again.
Twitch stated as the reason for the ban that he “harassed others due to a personal trauma.”
Shortly before his ban, KuchenTV claimed that Twitch support was not interested in the complaints of streamer Shurjoka.
Immediately after the news of the ban was made public, the opinion blogger announced that he would take legal action. Prior to this, his friend, streamer “Scurrows,” had successfully appealed on Twitch. On January 30, 2024, the responsible regional court of Braunschweig decided in favor of KuchenTV – who lives in Braunschweig.
A Twitch ban often means the loss of an important source of income for streamers:
KuchenTV thanks his lawyer and plans his comeback
What did KuchenTV do? After his ban, the opinion blogger filed a lawsuit and requested a written hearing. This would have the advantage of being time-saving. Apparently, the 28-year-old wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.
After being denied a written hearing, KuchenTV tried to achieve a quicker decision from the court.
What is the current status? On January 30, 2024, KuchenTV reported on X, formerly Twitter, that Twitch could not specify a particular reason for his ban in court. Shortly thereafter, he announced with the word “Won.”
In a series of further posts, the opinion blogger thanked his lawyer and celebrated his victory. Although his Twitch channel is currently still unavailable, KuchenTV is already gathering ideas for his “comeback stream” (via X).
The opinion blogger had stated multiple times in videos regarding his case that he was confident he would win in court, as Twitch’s ban had not met certain requirements. He claimed he should have been warned in advance and that the precise reason for the ban should have been stated. Neither occurred.
Supplement January 31, 2024: Excerpts from the ruling reveal that the streaming platform can no longer ban his channel without beforehand informing him and substantiating the ban with a concrete statement. Additionally, Twitch must provide him the opportunity for a counter-statement. Otherwise, fines of up to €250,000 threaten (via X).
KuchenTV had previously stated that lifting the ban was important to him because it “was financially better on Twitch than on YouTube.”
For the contentious influencer, the return of his Twitch channel is likely important not only because he can now appear in the streams of his colleagues again and attend influencer events that are streamed on Twitch. Due to the ban, his benefactor MontanaBlack was unable to react to the opinion blogger’s videos in his Twitch stream. However, he is supposed to refrain from doing so in the future anyway, at least according to HandOfBlood:
Twitch: HandOfBlood asks MontanaBlack to stop pouring oil on the fire regarding “Shurjoka”
