Overview
- Streaming suspensions block going live and disable channel chat while preserving logged‑in viewing, other‑channel chat, dashboard access, and existing clips and VODs.
- Chat suspensions prevent participation in other channels’ chats but still allow users to stream, watch others, and chat in their own channel.
- Higher‑severity violations can trigger both suspension types at once, and the most serious offenses still result in indefinite bans with full loss of access.
- Temporary suspension lengths remain 24 hours to 30 days, with escalating penalties for repeat violations that can lead to an indefinite ban.
- Twitch applies an internal harm framework to assess severity, keeps rules, reporting, and appeals unchanged, reports a 2% suspension rate with 90% not reoffending, and signals more suspension types to come with further details on Patch Notes.