JiDion: Here's why Twitch took a year to review streamer's ban appeal

2023-05-06 14:00

JiDion received a Twitch ban on January 13, 2022, for ridiculing Pokimane's appearance

Jidon 'JiDion' Adam, a contentious streamer, received a Twitch ban on January 13, 2022, for ridiculing Pokimane's appearance. After his Twitch account was suspended, the streamer transitioned to YouTube as his primary platform, and his channel has now attracted over 7 million followers. Recently, the former Twitch streamer took to Twitter to share the status of his ban appeal.

Jidion even directed his followers to her channel to taunt her during a live stream, which resulted in her being harassed on social media. Though Pokimane appears to have forgiven JiDion, she has not ceased promoting body positivity in her live streams and YouTube videos.

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Who is the controversial streamer JiDion?

JiDion is a streamer known for his pranks, which have resulted in an arrest warrant for criminal trespassing. He was arrested on April 17, 2023, and shared the incident via a live stream on Instagram. JiDion has also been banned from the Wimbledon Tennis Arena in London and ejected from the US Open after disrupting a doubles match with Nick Kyrgios.

Although JiDion has a significant following, his behavior has caused division and received criticism from the wider community. Following his arrest, he shared his mugshot on Twitter and joked about using it as his new profile picture. Despite claiming that Twitter wouldn't allow the change, his followers engaged with the post, creating memes at his expense.

'475 days later lol'

JiDion took to Twitter to share an update regarding his permanent ban on Twitch, which he received 15 months after filing his appeal. Alongside a screenshot, he tweeted, "475 days later lol," revealing that Twitch had decided to uphold the ban and would not be reinstating his account. The company cited a violation of its Community Guidelines as the reason for the ban but did not provide any additional information.

A fan wrote, "Twitch upholding their permanent suspension of Jidion is the biggest drop the ball moment I’ve seen in awhile." Another fan took to Twitter and wrote, "Idk who else can be twitch poster child . Most of top streamers are brand risk . Also did not jidion already apologized to pokimane admit he mistake?" A user shared an image and wrote, "Twitch on their way to ban Jidion."

Following the incident on Pokimane's Twitch streams, during which accusations of sexism were directed at JiDion, Twitch has taken measures to prevent similar hate raids from occurring. Despite deleting over 15 million bot accounts to combat the issue, JiDion and his followers' attack on Pokimane's channel highlighted that more action was needed. With the confirmation that his ban will not be overturned, it appears that Twitch is enforcing stricter rules to remove disruptive accounts.

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