Twitch Streamer Meowko Receives Strange Ban After Cooking On Stream
Content creator and Twitch streamer Meowko was temporarily banned from the platform after streaming herself cooking while wearing what she described as gym clothes. Meowko is a Japanese streamer who streams a variety of content, such as fitness and discussing Japanese culture. As of the time of writing, she has over 275,000 followers on Twitch.
For years, Twitch would not give streamers the reasons why they had been banned. This finally changed on August 9, 2021, when Twitch confirmed that more details would be given after a ban was issued. This meant that streamers could learn the name and date of the stream that got them banned, which proved beneficial in helping streamers make cases to lift bans on their accounts, especially those who stream regularly. The change also served to shed light on some flaws in Twitch's banning system, which has seen users banned for a range of reasons, from intimate shaving on stream to Twitch watch party DMCA strikes.
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Taking to Twitter to share news of her ban, Meowko shared both her frustration and confusion over the reasons Twitch gave her, noting she "got banned for wearing gym clothes while cooking" (via Dexerto). Seen in screenshots shared by the streamer in a follow-up tweet, the Twitch stream reportedly came under fire for featuring "someone that is wearing a speedo or bikini while cooking." Meowko has done streams in the past about fitness, going to spas while wearing bikinis, and cooking, so that particular reason came as a surprise to both her and her fans. The more confusing reason Twitch stated was for "using an Augmented Reality avatar on stream that has insufficient coverage," as Meowko reiterated that
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