Twitch streamer SmaK reveals Twitch apologized after sudden 30-day ban over joke as creators criticize the platform’s automated ban system

• Image/TwitchTwitch streamer SmaK was suddenly banned for 30 days after making a joke during a recent livestream.
• The streamer said the ban came just moments after he made comments about wanting to “go away” while talking about strange messages he had been reading in his chat.
• The suspension quickly became confusing because SmaK said he was not actually talking about harming himself.