Twitch Has Banned Asmongold Yet Again – GameRant

Image via Asmongold on YouTube Published Aug 7, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a third-generation Texan who has written professionally for over a decade at local newspapers, addressing various topics for his readers. Since 2024, James has shifted his complete focus to covering gaming news. Sign in to your GameRant account Controversial Twitch and Kick content creator Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt has been banned from Twitch for the second time in 2026, with the ban taking effect on August 6 for unknown reasons. As of this writing, Asmongold remains one of the most followed channels on Twitch, with over 2.4 million followers on his second channel called ZackRawrr. Asmongold began his content creation career in 2008 on YouTube as he primarily recorded and posted footage from World of Warcraft. Asmongold then formally started his Twitch channel in 2014, with WoW continuing to be a key focus for a time. Asmongold has since branched out to covering various gaming and political topics. While Asmongold’s takes have landed
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