Twitch has reinstated former President Donald Trump’s account, following a permanent ban in 2021 following the storming of the US Capitol building.
It’s unclear if this was specifically requested by the Trump campaign team. Eurogamer was provided the following statement from a Twitch spokesperson:
“We reinstated former President Trump’s Twitch channel,” it reads. “We believe there is value in hearing from Presidential nominees directly, when possible. Trump is now the official Republican nominee for US president.”
Further, Twitch has made it clear the same community guidelines apply to public figures.
“We continue to enforce our Community Guidelines and take necessary enforcement action when we identify violations of our rules,” the statement continues. “Twitch doesn’t have a ‘public figure policy’, meaning all channels are equally subject to our guidelines, regardless of whether the channel belongs to a public figure.”