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Controversial Twitch and Kick content creator Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt has been banned from Twitch for the second time in 2026, with the ban taking effect on August 6 for unknown reasons. As of this writing, Asmongold remains one of the most followed channels on Twitch, with over 2.4 million followers on his second channel called ZackRawrr.
Asmongold Banned from Twitch for the Second Time This Year
Asmongold has once again found himself unable to stream on Twitch following a recent livestream. As of August 6, Asmongold’s ZackRawrr channel has been taken offline, as viewers are instead greeted with a message that stated the channel had violated Twitch’s community guidelines. It is currently unclear how long Asmongold’s ban from the ZackRawrr channel will last, though his main Asmongold Twitch account remains accessible. However, Asmongold has not streamed from his main Twitch account in three years. Asmongold was previously banned in April for a week after making controversial political statements about people from the Middle East. Though his previous ban was cut short by a few days, Asmongold used the time he had away from content creation to get some dental work done. As of this writing, neither Twitch nor Asmongold have publicly commented on this latest ban.
Source: Dexerto
