Twitch Bans Its Most Subscribed Streamer Kai Cenat

Author

Moin Khot

Date

Apr, 18.2023

In a surprising turn of events, Amazon’s popular live streaming platform Twitch has banned its most subscribed and popular content creator Kai Cenat. Notably, this is not the first time the content creator has been banned from the platform, as he has faced multiple suspensions in the past. Unfortunately, the reason for this latest ban is still unknown, as Twitch has not explicitly mentioned the reason.

Twitch Imposes Another Ban on Kai Cenat

Kai Cenat’s professional progress has encountered a hindrance as his Twitch account got banned on April 17th. Unfortunately, Twitch has not given a clear explanation for their action. Upon attempting to access Kai Cenat’s Twitch account, the message states that the channel is currently unavailable due to “a violation of Twitch’s Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.

Based on past suspensions, it is speculated that suspension might be temporary. Notably, three of Kai Cenat’s four previous suspensions lasted only up to three days each. His most severe ban was imposed slightly over a year ago when Twitch banned him from the streaming platform for 30 days. Following this, the popular content creator announced his departure from the streaming platform. However, he eventually returned to his regular streaming routine after a month.

The response on social media to this situation varies from confusion to humorous remarks about how Twitch was not happy about Kai Cenat receiving and unboxing a present from Kick, Twitch’s rival live streaming platform, on a Twitch live stream itself. However, recent speculations suggest that the latest ban may have resulted from his decision to ride a dirt bike inside his residence earlier this week. Notably, Twitch’s Community Guidelines explicitly prohibit content that harms anyone’s safety or promotes activities that could cause bodily harm for any reason. Riding a motorcycle through a living space would seemingly violate this guideline.

The same guideline is also speculated to be the reason behind Kai Cenat’s first ban of 2023, which took place in January. The reason behind this speculation is that the ban was imposed shortly after Kai Cenat passed out during a live stream in late January. However, Twitch did not confirm this speculation as it does not usually discuss its imposed bans. It is unknown whether Kai Cenat will provide any clarification on the matter, as Twitch typically gives content creators brief explanations for their suspensions.

Over the past few years, several streamers have voiced their concerns about the lack of transparency in the clarifications provided regarding the bans. However, it is possible that Kai Cenat has more information about the current ban than what he has shared with his audience. Some of his fans are even urging him to switch to Kick in response to this development, but it is uncertain whether his dirt bike stunt would have been allowed on that platform as their Community Guidelines are similar to those of Twitch.