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Hasan Piker, popular streamer, had sixth jerk suspension recently and lasted only 24 hours.
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Twitch quoted “incorrect handling of terrorist propaganda” as a reason for suspension.
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Twitch politics that was criticized as harmful to journalism and freedom of press by Hasan.
Hasan Piker recently met another shutdown from JerkTo get a direct response from him about the platform's reasoning. While he has been banned from Twitch several times before, these suspensions usually do not long – his longest so far only lasted this week.
Hasan Piker, better known as Hasanabi on Twitch, is one of the platform's largest political streamers, with about 3 million followers. He has built that audience by going live regularly to cover news, politics, and everything else that develops in the world, which often delivers boldly takes that spark discussion. The direct and oapologetic style is a big part of what pulls people in, but it has also led to its share of backlash. Twitch has taken action against him several times, including a suspension in March 2025 after Hasan commented on an American senator under a stream, although this ban was lifted just a day later.
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On May 25, Twitch canceled the popular Streamer Hasan Piker again, this time with reference to “incorrect handling of terrorist propaganda.” Politics in question covers measures such as showing a violent extremist manifesto in Ström, although the intention is to criticize it or show recruitment material while talking about a terrorist group. In response, Hasan said he had covered the motives from the Israeli embassy shooter and claimed that Twitch's rules also punish streamers to critically analyze such events. While saying he would accept the ban, he criticized the policy as harmful to journalism and freedom of the press and said he hoped that Twitch would think about his position.
Hasan Piker's latest Twitch ban lasts 24 hours and shares fans
Hasan Piker's latest Twitch suspension was his sixth overall and the other this year. Given that Hasan's previous jerk ban has usually been short, many expected that this one would also be short -lived, and they were right, as it was lifted after only 24 hours. Reactions to social media were mixed, with some people who welcomed his rapid return as a victory for freedom of speech and showed their enthusiasm, while others criticized Twitch's approach, claiming that repeated one-day prohibitions do not have much emphasis and feel more like empty gestures than meaningful.
Keep in mind that Twitch often becomes flat for its inconsistent prohibition policy. This criticism comes from both the public and its own streamers. The platform enforces guidelines for the community, but many people think that some prohibitions are unfair – either too hard or for mild. To illustrate this back in 2024, Twitch Ceo Dan Clancy expressed confusion when he talked about the sudden ban from a popular streamer.
