If your Twitch account seems to have been banned for no apparent reason, it can be downright annoying - or perhaps detrimental if your budding streaming career is affected. But fortunately, this guide will teach you how to appeal a Twitch ban - if, and only if, you wholeheartedly believe it was given without reason.
How To Appeal Twitch Ban 101
DotESports reported that the massively popular streaming platform has already put up a website just for appeals. If you find out that your account has been suspended, go to appeals.twitch.tv and make your case there. You'll be asked to login to your account and provide any valid reason as to why you think the ban is wrong.
In the portal, you will see what kind of "enforcements" (aka penalties) that have been levied onto your account, and the reasons behind them. You'll need to pick the specific type of ban or suspension you're appealing, write the reason why you think it's wrong in the box below, and let the folks at Twitch's offices handle the business. Just make sure that the reason you give in your appeal is legitimate, as this will probably spell the difference between your account getting unbanned - and it staying banned.
Furthermore, the portal will also show the status of the appeal as it is being deliberated. So you don't have to wait in the dark for an email saying your appeal has been approved. However, take note that only the enforcements issued within the last 60 days are eligible for appeals.
So be sure to be quite active on your Twitch channel, because if you've been banned for two months and you never knew about it, your chances of recovering your account are slim. The only types of bans that are allowed beyond the 60-day period are indefinite ones, which are self-explanatory. That's really all you have to know about how to appeal a Twitch ban, especially the kind where you seem to have been suspended or banned for no reason.
Of course, you won't have to worry about anything like this if you're part of Twitch's alleged "no-ban list," which features some of the biggest streamers on the platform.
Twitch's Recent Wave Of No-Explanation Bans
Perhaps learning how to appeal a Twitch ban is a critical skill for streamers both big and small now. That's because the platform has reportedly handed a few bans without any clear explanation, and they're not discriminating against anybody - not even virtual streamers.
The latest "victim" of the RKO-style banning is the streamer and VTuber called Shylily, who was banned for three days without any discernable reason. In a statement to PC Gamer, she mentioned how "wild" it is that even somebody who signs a contract with the company can still be banned, because Twitch themselves have the "right" to throw anyone off their platform.
Some folks were counteracting this, however, saying that the reason for her ban is a little bit clearer. Viewers say that the revealing outfit her avatar wears, alongside "suggestive antics," were the reason for her ban.
Either way, streamers should now learn the basics of how to appeal a Twitch ban if they find themselves in a similar situation. It's a necessity at this point, and it's a good thing that the process is easy.
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Written by RJ Pierce
