Amouranth: Why did Twitch reverse popular erotic streamer's ban so quickly?
The ban on Amouranth has already been lifted by Twitch. Amouranth is one of the most well-known Twitch streamers ever, but she has not always been without controversy. In fact, during the course of her streaming career, she had been suspended from Twitch a staggering six times.
Over the years, Amouranth has had several Twitch bans. However, not all of them have been for the same reasons. She has occasionally been banned from Twitch, but the cause is not always clear to supporters.
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Why was Amouranth banned from Twitch?
Though explanations for why Amouranth was banned from Twitch this time are still pending, they might not be that important. Barely a day after Amouranth was banned Twitch changed its mind and reinstated her channel.
Moreover, the streamer's fans will have to wait and see if Amouranth decides to provide an explanation for why her channel was banned this time since Twitch will most likely stay mum.
Amouranth's six bans and subsequent reinstatement may be seen by some Twitch viewers as evidence of bias on Twitch's side. The streaming platform has come under fire for allegedly being more indulgent with its more well-known artistes, which makes sense financially but may not be fair to smaller streamers.
Banning famous streamers
Amouranth is not the only famous Twitch streamer who was banned lately. Kai Cenat was recently banned from the website as well, leading to rumors that he would switch to competing website Kick. The presence of Kick could increase the pressure on Twitch to refrain from banning its best streamers because doing so might tempt them to switch to competitor platforms.
One of the main issues with Twitch's ban policy, which has received a lot of criticism, is its lack of transparency. Sometimes users are banned from Twitch without fully understanding what they did wrong, and the penalties Twitch imposes don't always appear to be consistent.
It will be fascinating to observe how Twitch modifies its banning rules in future and whether fans will ever learn the real reason for Amouranth's most recent suspension.