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Popular Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, known as HasanAbi, has been banned from the platform following a controversial statement about Florida Senator Rick Scott. The ban, which came days after Piker’s comment during a political livestream, has ignited discussions about Twitch’s content moderation policies. Piker, a left-wing political commentator, was discussing Medicaid fraud and government policies when he made a remark that many have interpreted as a direct incitement to violence. In the now-viral clip, he stated, “If you cared about Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott.” The comment quickly spread across social media, drawing backlash and prompting speculation about...

SNIP For nearly a decade now, Piker, who streams under the name HasanAbi, has been one of the most famous political commentators in America. If you’re a certain type of mainstream liberal—or a not-very-online moderate or conservative, for that matter—you may not have heard of him. His precise class of celebrity is difficult to describe, but in some respects, he has inherited the role of the agenda-setting television pundit for a generation that ditched the traditional medium long ago, if it ever knew it at all. Piker streams every day, weekends and holidays included. Outside of a few bathroom breaks,...

Left-wing Twitch star’s videos filled with terrorist propaganda, extremism Hasan Piker, a left-wing commentator who is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, has broadcast terrorist propaganda and downplayed the Oct. 7 attacks. (@HasanAbi via Twitch / @HasanAbi via Youtube) Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. TOP STORY: Hasan Piker, who has millions of followers on Twitch, has broadcast propaganda from Yemen's Houthis, framed violent terrorist acts as "resistance," and expressed sympathy for extremist groups who target civilians and downplayed the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks against...