Twitch streamer who said he was a child predator on Fortnite is unbanned
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A Twitch streamer has been unbanned after awkwardly joking he "liked kids" and was a "predator" while playing the game Fortnite.
During a stream in August, HydraSZN who boasts more than 20,000 followers, was caught making vile comments about children which got him banned from the platform.
He told his viewers: “Oh, I swear to God I do, on my life I’m a little child predator".
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The 19-year-old made desperate pleas with Twitch over the "dumb joke" ban but they were rejected and he was declined access to return to the platform.
The footage of his jokes went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, prompting Twitch to issue a permanent suspension for the streamer – but his appeals finally seem to have worked.
At the time he said he 'deserved the hate' but that Twitch might as well ban thousands of other streamers, saying it was nothing more than a "dumb joke".
“Twitch is my job, and my childhood dream and I was finally succeeding," he said.
On Thursday (August 31) the platform then reversed the ban, with HydraSZN sharing the appeal response to his followers on X.
The Twitch email read: "After reviewing your case, we can confirm that the correct enforcement was issued.
"However, given the details of your case, we have decided to accept your appeal."
HydraSZN’s Twitch channel has since been reactivated and he's vowed to "never f*** up again" as he returns to gaming.
Reacting to the news a fan said: "Whatever dude WE know who u really are…" while another called it a "minor set back for a major comeback".
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