Overview

• Twitch acknowledged an error that blocked email signups in Israel and Palestine for a year, citing a lapse in re-enabling the feature after October 2023's temporary suspension.
• The company originally disabled email signups to prevent graphic content uploads following the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.
• Criticism arose as Twitch suspended five streamers for alleged antisemitic content during a TwitchCon panel, despite their content not explicitly targeting Jewish individuals.
• Streamers involved in the panel, including Frogan and Raffoulticket, argued that their content was mischaracterized and that Twitch's enforcement was inconsistent.
• The controversy sparked accusations of antisemitism against Twitch, with some suggesting the signup block was intentional, despite Twitch's claims of oversight.