Twitch faces backlash as Frogan’s PTSD rant resurfaces after Veterans Day post

Twitch’s Veterans Day campaign has stirred massive controversy after users on X (formerly Twitter) called out the platform for hypocrisy. The Amazon-owned streaming site posted a tribute to U.S. service members on November 11, highlighting veteran streamers. However, the gesture backfired when users reminded everyone about Twitch’s past handling of streamer Morgan “Frogan,” whose remarks about soldiers wishing them PTSD went viral in 2024. The post, which read “We’re saluting our service members on Twitch,” quickly gained over 2 million views but also thousands of critical replies. A community note soon appeared beneath it, linking Twitch’s tribute to Frogan’s controversial comments and accusing the company of double standards. Although the note was later removed, screenshots circulated widely online, fuelling outrage. Frogan’s old remarks resurface The renewed backlash traces back to a 2024 stream in which Frogan, a popular Twitch creator and political commentator, expressed frustration with the U.S. military. During the heated rant, she said she hoped certain soldiers would suffer from PTSD—remarks that many veterans and viewers condemned as insensitive. Frogan later apologised, saying her words were spoken out of anger over her family’s experiences with war and clarified that she was referring only to soldiers who took part
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