Twitch Lifts Year-Long Signup Ban in Israel and Palestine Amid Antisemitism Controversy

The platform faced backlash after mistakenly blocking new user signups and suspending five streamers following allegations of antisemitism.

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.