Just before the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Twitch streamer FormaL had a shocking moment. He was temporarily banned on Twitch, but initially had no explanation for it.
Which streamer is it about? It is about the professional Matthew “FormaL” Piper. He has participated in various CoD tournaments and is currently mainly active in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
Yesterday, on October 22, he was surprised by a ban and didn’t quite know what he had done wrong. He wrote on Twitter that he would let his viewers know when he has more information.
Ban only lasted briefly – it would have been disastrous
This was then explained: Few hours later, FormaL gave the all-clear. His ban was lifted because it was a misunderstanding.
He was accused by Twitch of saying hateful things in the stream, but it was not him, but a fellow player. So Twitch unbanned FormaL, and he can stream as usual.
That would have been particularly bitter: This Friday, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is being released, and if FormaL had actually received a 7-day ban, he would have still been banned at the release of the new CoD title.
FormaL is one of the biggest CoD streamers in the world, and such a release is essential for him. According to TwitchMetrics, he is the biggest Black Ops 4 streamer and ranks 99th among the most viewed English-language channels. He has over 378,000 followers on Twitch and also has 20,000 subscribers there.
Are such erroneous bans known? This is not the first time that Twitch has incorrectly banned streamers. For example, in May 2019, the LoL streamer TF Blade was banned because he allegedly said a swear word. After strong protests, this ban was lifted, as he had not said the word.
Twitch repeatedly shows how tough they are against toxic streamers. Recently, the German streamer MontanaBlack was banned for 7 days. He had a meltdown during a friend’s stream, for which Twitch directly punished him.
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