A Twitch streamer was apparently banned for “hate speech” because his username included the word ‘Trump’.
Twitch is a live streaming platform which is primarily used for streaming video games. It is owned by Amazon subsidiary Twitch Interactive.
In a Reddit post, the streamer wrote, “I got perma banned for “hate speech” because my name had Donald Trump in it.”
The streamer’s username was ‘D_Trump_Apprentice69’. An email from Twitch support states that the account was banned for advocating “violence against others and/or “hate speech”.
Man claims he was BANNED on @twitch for racism cus he had “Trump” in his username. He made the account in 2011. Clearly Twitch Staff is ALT LEFT! pic.twitter.com/pyfjeYzsBZ
— KEEM ? (@KEEMSTAR) April 28, 2019
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What makes the decision even more bizarre is that the username was created in 2011, years before Trump even ran as president.
The banned user lamented the fact that him being a fan of The Apprentice TV show appears to have cost him his account.
