Twitch Reverses Ban for Streamer Who Threatened to Shoot People at Its HQ

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Permanent bans on Twitch are a highly visible action, particularly when they're tied to a public figure of particular notoriety. Such was the case of Twitch streamer NarcissaWright, an early figure in Twitch's speedrunning community known for her The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker world records. Narcissa was banned recently, leading to an extreme post on Twitter in which she said she wanted to «kill myself and shoot people at the twitch HQ.» In an unexpected turn, Narcissa's permanent ban has since been reversed, shrinking to a 22-day suspension.

The circumstances revolving around NarcissaWright's ban are complicated, to say the least. To start, Narcissa wasn't permanently banned for her tweet. Rather, she was permanently banned for showing content on-stream that violated Twitch's Terms of Service. Narcissa had only returned to streaming on Twitch recently, and likely is unfamiliar with Twitch's new serious stance regarding opening unacceptable content on-stream — even on accident. Regardless, Twitch permanently banned her for the accident.

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Narcissa's threatening Twitter post followed the news that she was permanently banned by Twitch for an accident. She'd later describe to Dexerto that Twitch's decision to permanently ban her for mistakenly showing a «gross image» was «a cruel response.» Further, she says that the permanent ban did make her «feel like self-harming» and that her post about shooting people was her «way of self-harming.» She also clarifies that her threat toward Twitch itself was entirely «non-credible» as she doesn't own weapons.

Since then, NarcissaWright has confirmed on Twitter that Twitch approved her appeal of the ban. The message that Narcissa shared from Twitch explains that