Twitch streamer Hasan Piker says he was banned from the platform for using the word 'cracker' during a livestream.
Piker, who has more than 1.6 million followers on his account, HasanAbi, said he wants Twitch to make a decision about the word's acceptability.Phillip Faraone / Getty Images for PoliticonHasan Piker, one of the most prolific streamers on Twitch, said Monday evening that he was banned for using the word"cracker" during a livestream.
Twitch did not immediately respond to NBC News' request for comment. Piker also did not immediately respond to a request for a follow-up interview. During the stream, Piker said he’s “been called a cracker more times than every single one of you,” referring to people commenting in his channel’s chat, according toPiker then told his followers to"stop crying about this" term, adding that his followers must recognize that his moderators, who are people of color and used the word, have been historically oppressed."I don't care, just make a decision," he said.
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