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Twitch Quietly Blocked New Users From Israel and Palestine Since October 7

“We deeply regret this unacceptable miss, and the confusion it has caused,” Twitch said.
Twitch Quietly Blocked New Users From Israel and Palestine Since October 7
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Twitch quietly blocked new users from creating new accounts on the live video streaming service since October 7, 2023 to prevent them from uploading “graphic material,” the company revealed late last night. 

“Following the October 7, 2023 attacks, we temporarily disabled sign ups with email verification  in Israel and Palestine,” Twitch’s support account tweeted Sunday night, following 404 Media’s request for comment. “We did this to prevent uploads of graphic material related to the attack and to protect the safety of users.” 

404 Media tried to create a new Twitch account from Israel using a VPN last night and was blocked. This morning, after Twitch’s response, we tried again and were able to create a new account.

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