Hasan Piker Hit With Twitch Ban Over Shooting Commentary – Mediaite

Screenshot Progressive streamer Hasan Piker announced over the weekend he was temporarily banned from Twitch for what the Amazon-owned platform called the “Improper Handling of Terrorist Propaganda.” In recent months, many in the media have heralded Piker as the left’s answer to Joe Rogan. Piker has been the subject of glowing profiles in outlets like the New York Times and CNN, which often ignore some of his more controversial past commentary. Last fall, Piker grabbed headlines for saying he doesn’t “have an issue” with Hezbollah and for hyping Houthi terrorist propaganda – praising the group for seizing ships in international waters. i covered the motives of the israeli embassy staff shooter. twitch tos dictates a suspension for even critical examination of the manifesto. i believe this is a bad policy for news and press freedom. ill take the suspension, but hope twitch changes this policy in the future. pic.twitter.com/52nOS0Lq9H — hasanabi (@hasanthehun) May 25, 2025 On Saturday night, Piker shared Twitch’s email to him announcing the ban. Piker posted a screenshot of the message and captioned it: i covered the motives of the israeli embassy staff shooter. twitch tos dictates a suspension for even critical examination of the manifesto. i
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