Ex-Twitch Star Gives Disappointing Update Despite Settling Differences With Pokimane

Published 07/14/2022, 12:20 PM EDT

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This year’s biggest controversy was between the streamer JiDion and the most famous female streamer, Pokimane. But the controversy led to JiDion getting banned from Twitch. He’s been trying to get back on the platform ever since.

Imane Anys is a famous female Twitch streamer, popularly known as Pokimane. She made a name for herself, streaming video games on her channel. Meanwhile, Jidon Adams, famously known as JiDion, is also a streamer and content creator on Twitch and YouTube.

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JiDion’s Twitch account has been banned since January 2022 after his controversy with Pokimane. He and his fans have been wondering when the streamer would return to the platform. Recently, the streamer shed more light on the incident.

JiDion shared a mail from Twitch on his Twitter. According to the mail shown in the tweet, his account is suspended for Extreme Harassment. After further reviewing the case, Twitch decided to keep the streamer’s account suspended more.

Further, the mail also revealed that if he tries to evade the restrictions, his account will have an indefinite ban. Further, JiDion also said that he recently had a conversation with a Twitch representative and announced that he won’t be returning back to Twitch ever.

What was the feud between JiDion and Pokimane that led to his ban on Twitch?

Earlier this year, JiDion sent all his viewers to Pokimane’s channel during a live stream. He wanted to create content for his channel and asked his followers to visit Pokimane’s stream and irritate her. Twitch took immediate notice of the situation and banned his account.

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Initially, the ban was for only 14-days. But later, they increased the duration of the ban, and it still remains on his channel. JiDion latest tweet made it clear that he won’t be returning to Twitch. Further, JiDion and Pokimane resolved their issues, and the former even asked his fans not to harass or hate Pokimane. But it didn’t help him return to the purple platform.

We can expect that this could be the end of JiDion’s journey on Twitch. He might now just stick with YouTube. The ex-twitch streamer has a YouTube channel with over 5.33 million subscribers. He mainly uploads unique challenges and vlogs on his channel.

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What do you think about Twitch’s action to ban JiDion? Do you think that his action deserves such a long ban? Share your thoughts about the controversy in the comments below.

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Ripan Majumdar is an F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan, and has been following the sport for over the past few years.
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