Key points
- Nyanners faced a brief ban from Twitch after playing a controversial indie game with inappropriate content.
- The ban lasted just 1 day, 4 hours and 35 minutes, offering a quick return to the platform.
- Nyanners hinted at starting karaoke content on YouTube during his suspension from Twitch, receiving enthusiastic support from fans.
Contraction Nyanners, one of its most prominent virtual streamers, has temporarily banned Nyanners, after he played a controversial game live. This is not Nyanners' first suspension from the platform; her first temporary ban on Twitch occurred two years ago, when she was still an emerging creator.
Known for her edgy humor, Nyanners first faced a ban on Twitch in November 2022. In a tweet from that time, she explained that her model was showing “a little too much skin,” leading to a suspension for “inappropriate clothing”. Twitch quickly reversed the decision, allowing her to resume streaming the next day. Now Nyanners finds himself in trouble again. This time, however, he's a much bigger name on the platform, boasting over 1 million followers, leaving some fans worried about his return.
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In a recent Twitch stream, Nyanners played a controversial indie game called The Amarillo slapperleading to a quick ban from the platform. The game includes a feature where players can touch a 3D model, which Nyanners used to create a rhythmic beat. However, due to the nature of the interaction, Twitch's guidelines team deemed it inappropriate, resulting in the ban. From The Amarillo slapper is not rated, Twitch's regulatory team made the decision manually rather than through automated moderation.
Nyanners' ban lasted only 1 day, 4 hours and 35 minutes
Fans of VTuber Nyanners were relieved when she returned to Twitch just a day after the incident. According to the StreamerBans Twitter account, Nyanners was unblocked on October 26 after 1 day, 4 hours and 35 minutes. His quick return contrasts with that of Chromuchromu, another popular virtual streamer who faced a similar ban on Twitch a few weeks earlier but was kept off the platform for an entire week. During his brief suspension from Twitch, Nyanners began streaming on YouTube, describing the experience as “super fun” in a tweet. Nyanners has hinted that he may start streaming karaoke content on YouTube whenever possible, which has received enthusiastic support from his fans. Primarily a Twitch-based streamer, Nyanners' YouTube channel, with over a million subscribers, has so far mostly featured clips and edits from his streams.
In addition to the lighthearted outcome of the story, the ban also sparked a healthy exchange between Nyanners and indie game developer Amarillo. In a joking tweet, Amarillo apologized for any problems caused by Ass slapper and promised to make it up to him, to which Nyanners responded warmly. While fans of Nyanners celebrate its return, others are still waiting for the return of their favorite creators. October proved busy for streamers like Frogan and Denims, who were banned after their controversial “Sabra Tier List” incident at TwitchCon.