Twitch Unbans Adin Ross

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Twitch streamer Adin Ross has been banned from the platform for over five weeks. In late April, Ross was banned for the stated reason of «Hateful Slurs or Symbols» on a stream or VOD shared without context or in a harmful manner. The ban was confirmed to be indefinite, but as Twitch viewers are aware, «indefinite» rarely lasts particularly long with regard to popular streamers. It should be no surprise then to hear that Adin Ross has officially been unbanned from Twitch.

Automated Twitter accounts tracking the status of Twitch streamers confirmed that the indefinite ban on Adin Ross' account has officially been lifted as of Friday, June 3. The account was listed as banned for approximately 1 month, 1 week, and 6 days. Ross dropped a message reading «It's time» on Twitter shortly after news of his ban being reverted. He then released a video on Twitter Saturday teasing a jump to another platform before confirming he was returning to Twitch.

Twitch Bans Adin Ross Indefinitely

There was some question as to whether Adin Ross would ever return to Twitch, not just due to the ban but because he could potentially swap platforms. Indefinite bans typically imply that Twitch is comfortable with a streamer never returning. It's also true that indefinite bans frequently end up being reverted, either due to Twitch acknowledging a mistake over the severity of the infraction or in response to a concerted effort between the streamer and their community. It isn't clear why Twitch reverted the ban, but Ross certainly had broad support from his fandom.

As for why he chose to return to Twitch, that also isn't clear. The video Ross released made clear that his friends all believed Twitch was the obvious choice. He'd also implied in a now-deleted