WillNeff banned on Twitch for an unexpected reason: How long will the streamer be gone?

On May 5, Twitch streamer WillNeff h suddenly disappeared from platform for no apparent reason. Hours later, he took to Twitter to express his own confusion on being banned on Twitch, leaving his fans even more perplexed. In a series of follow up tweets, a reason was finally revealed that seemed too uncanny to be true. Why was Willneff banned on Twitch? When will he reappear on platform? Let's find out.

Why was WillNeff banned on Twitch?

reason behind WIllneff being banned dates back to a few days ago. During a recent stream, Will Neff was seen watching an official clip of Samurai Jack to relive Cartoon Network animated series with his followers. It must be noted that video he chose to show was from official YouTube channel of ult Swim UK and not just any or unofficial fan channels. Even after taking such precautions, streamer was banned from platform for copyright purposes.

Willneff expressed his infuriation over incident as he expressed his side of story on Twitter. He also ded that “it’s a copyright claim for a clip y put on ir own YouTube,” furr mentioning that “doesn’t understand it at all.” He stated that it's hard to contemplate situation, asking how he's supposed to talk film if he isn't allowed to show clips from official channels of YouTube as well. This may be because of Twitch's recent change in terms and conditions that now let anyone with an account submit copyright claims. However, this is still a speculation and can only be confirmed by platform itself.

Regardless, fans have expressed ir disapproval over this decision and are concerned about how sensitive and unreasonable guidelines have become. Both parties are yet to reveal when ban will release but since it is streamer's first-ever ban, it may be a short-lived one. Suspensions on Twitch typically remain for 24 hours or up to 7 days. Whereas, severe violations of terms could le to a ban of 30 or more days. No streamers have been permanently banned from platform but guidelines have mentioned possibility of that as well in case of repeated violations.

IMAGE: WILL NEFF'S INSTAGRAM