Twitch Bans Streamer Quin69

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When it comes to content creation and streaming, Twitchhas become a staple in the game for everyone around the world to have the ability to sit down in front of a computer and either play video games or share their thoughts and views. While it's harmless for the most part, some people tend to cross the line on Twitch's rules and guidelines.

The Hateful Conduct act of Twitch covers the promotion, encouragement, or facilitation of discrimination and denigration of a group of people based on their protected characteristics. While it's fairly easy to read and understand, it hasn't stopped some streamers from being hit by bans, like streamer IShowSpeed's recent ban for sexist commentary.

Twitch Accused of Having Double Standards for Men and Women

The most recent big streamer to be struck by Twitch's ban hammer is League of Legends player Quin69, who is based out of New Zealand. Thanks to his edgy humor and enigmatic personality, Quin built up a following of nearly 700,000 followers before his account became inaccessible. It marks the third time he received a ban, with the last one occurring due to misogynistic comments made toward women who dressed in a certain way, «asking» to be assaulted. The takedown follows a long string of Twitch streamers who have received notice of a violation in recent history, and it serves Quin his second consecutive 14-day ban.

Quin took to Twitter to discuss his intention behind what went down and why he felt he was misunderstood. For context, he displayed the comments subject for the ban and how the context is lost when half of the clip pertaining to the lead-up is missing from the decision. Unlike Sliker's ban, which Twitch overturned after one day, Quin's commentary indicates how men are more