Twitch as dropped the hammer on three popular Twitch streamers for broadcasting the democratic debate from CNN during this livestreams, banning them for 24 hours.
Steven ‘Destiny’ Bonell, Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker and Mychal ‘TriHex’ Jefferson, have been suspended from the platform following a DMCA claim from Time Warner, which owns CNN under WarnerMedia News & Sports.
A legal claim from Time Warner forced Twitch’s hand. Many people displayed disappointment over the privatization of the debate, stating that something so important should be public domain.