Asmongold has been banned on Twitch after his comments on Palestine, in which he said that he has “no sympathy” for the population and called them “terrible people.”
The comments took place on his October 14 Twitch stream on his alternative account, zackrawrr.
During the segment, he said the population belonged to an “inferior culture” and one that is “directly antithetical to everything that Western values stand for.”
He added, “No, I don’t feel bad for them, I don’t feel sorry for them, I don’t care. I don’t support them.”
Asmongold was immediately called out by viewers and fellow streamers, with many demanding he be banned from Twitch.
“This is just straight racism … Do something,” said brookeab, tagging Twitch in her post.
This is just straight up racism @Twitch @TwitchSupport do something
— brooke (@brookeab) October 14, 2024
Another streamer, Kaceytron, listed all of the Twitch Terms of Service violations that she believes Asmongold had committed.
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This included inciting or promote violence against a protected group, content suggesting that protected group members are sub-human, inhuman, or impure, and conspiracy theories that individuals or groups are evil, among others.
Asmongold did post an apology a few hours later, saying that “of course no one deserves to have their life destroyed even if they do things or have views I find regressive.”
Looking back on it, I was way too much of an asshole about the Palestine thingMy badOf course no one deserves to have their life destroyed even if they do things or have views I find regressiveYou guys deserve more than me saying stupid shit like that, I'll do better
— Zack (@Asmongold) October 15, 2024
On October 15, Asmongold was hit with a ban on zackrawrr, which is technically his alternate account. His main account remains unbanned, but he hasn’t streamed on it in over a year.
Also, according to Twitch’s terms of service, that account would get suspended for ban evasion if he chose to stream from it. He’ll be off the platform until his main account gets unbanned.
According to Slasher, Asmongold will be back 14 days after the ban, meaning he’ll be able to stream again on October 29, 2024.
It’s currently unclear whether or not this ban is permanent, and Asmongold has yet to comment on the ban. There’s also a chance that he’ll move to another platform to stream from if this ban ends up being permanent, similar to other streamers like Adin Ross who have been barred from Twitch.