It’s been just over 24 hours since Twitch banned political streamer Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker for his comments made about Florida senator Rick Scott. But it seems the streamer’s time-out has already come to an end.
The X (formerly Twitter) account StreamerBans, an automated feed of the bans and unbannings of popular Twitch stars, shared how Piker had his account reinstated after exactly one day, three minutes, and 12 seconds. It’s not a long time considering the comments Piker made that warranted him his fifth ban of his time on the livestreaming platform.
On Feb. 28, Piker made comments about Florida senator Rick Scott that would later land him in hot water. “If you cared about Medicare fraud or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott,” Piker said. “You wouldn’t make Rick Scott former governor of Florida Rick Scott.” Piker later confirmed on X that this was the reason behind his suspension from Twitch.
Twitch’s terms of service state users cannot create content that is “harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable,” and the platform clearly found Piker’s comments objectionable, at the least.
This is a developing story. Further information will be added as we learn more.
