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Twitch reinstates Donald Trump's account following permanent ban in 2021

Twitch has reinstated former President Donald Trump's account, following a permanent ban in 2021 following the storming…

While news of the reinstatement broke over the weekend (thanks PC Gamer) and Trump's account had not been updated, now it includes a live broadcast from Michigan and a 2024 campaign banner image. Twitch's community guidelines have clear rules on hateful conduct: "Twitch does not permit behaviour that is motivated by hatred, prejudice or intolerance, including behaviour that promotes or encourages discrimination, denigration, harassment, or violence based on the following protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, colour, caste, national origin, immigration status, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, serious medical condition, and veteran status." Twitch has been marred by scandal in recent weeks, after high-profile streamer Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm admitted he was permanently banned from the platform in 2020 after exchanging "messages with an individual minor back in 2017" that "leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate".

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