PewDiePie, formerly the world's biggest YouTuber, has been unexpectedly banned from Twitch, even though the channel has been on hold for years. Fans begin to speculate.
Gothenburg, Sweden – YouTuber PewDiePie is probably a household name to many people. At times, the Swede Felix Kejellberg maintained the largest YouTube channel in the world and his videos were enthusiastically watched by many millions of people. In 2019, the channel was overtaken by PewDiePie, but it is still at the top. In addition to a channel on YouTube, the influencer is also represented on Twitch, but PewDiePie seemed to be rather inactive there recently. Now the channel has been blocked.
| Full name | Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg |
| Known As | PewDiePie |
| Birthday | October 24, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Languages | English, Swedish |
| Subscribers on YouTube\t | approx. 111 million (as of March 2023) |
PewDiePie banned on Twitch – livestream has been on hold for years
What is it all about? Swedish YouTube star PewDiePie is indisputably one of the most prominent names on the internet. As the operator of what was once the world's largest YouTube channel, the influencer has an enormous reach. The Swede also built up a reach of over a million followers on Twitch. However, the YouTube star's channel on Amazon's platform was largely shut down. Since 2020, there has been no streaming there, as PewDiePie was contractually bound to YouTube.
YouTuber and influencer PewDiePie has been banned © on Twitch YouTube: PewDiePie / Twitch (Montage)
PewDiePie Continuous Stream: But in the past month, things seemed to be moving. The Swede's channel was suddenly live, without really being live. The influencer did not sit in front of the camera himself, but only showed old videos from his YouTube channel in a continuous loop, which seemed quite unusual. However, there were other things about this stream that were strange.
PewDiePie banned on Twitch – Fans puzzle over Usrache
In addition to videos of PewDiePie, the channel also showed entire episodes of a Canadian sitcom, although the broadcasting of copyrighted content was prohibited. However, this stream remained without consequences for the time being. But now the Twitter account "StreamerBans" reported that the Swedish influencer's account on Twitch was apparently blocked, even though the channel was not live on air.
So far, the YouTube star has not commented on his ban on Amazon's streaming platform. So fans are still puzzling over what the Swedish YouTuber's streaming excursion is all about. It remains unclear whether the ban will be reversed or whether the Swede will soon take place again on Amazon's live portal. The incidents caused various speculations among fans, and a possible hack of the account was also discussed.
