Hasan Piker's Support of Known Terrorist Organizations on Twitch
Twitch , a streaming service, holds explicit guidlines relating to acceptable behavior for streamers both on and off the platform. Among these guidelines, includes a section explicitly forbidding the displayal of terrorist or extremist propaganda. Despite this, Twitch streaming partner Hasan Piker has routinely showcased support for a variety of internationally recognized terrorist organizations , all the while maintaining his status as one of the most preeminent political streamers on the platform.[2] This support has included the displayal of propaganda pieces released by these organizations, defense of their actions abroad, and interviews with known members.
Clips
Date | Terrorist organization | Summary | Clip |
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10/17/2023 | Hamas | Hasan denies Hamas's use of Humans shields .[3] | |
11/29/2023 | Hamas | Hasan explains how Hamas saved hostages they captured following the 2023 Hamas led attack on Israel from Israeli rocket fire by holding them in tunnels.[4] | |
1/17/2024 | Houthis | Hasan interviews a known member of the Houthis on his Twitch channel.[5] | |
9/28/2024 | Houthis | Hasan plays a Houthi music video on his Twitch channel.[6] | |
9/28/2024 | Houthis | Hasan plays footage of Houthis hijacking a ship for his Twitch channel, while justifying the military actions of the Houthis towards merchant and naval vessels in the Red Sea(aka the Red Sea Crisis ) to a fellow Twitch streamer.[7] |
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References
- ↑ Twitch Safety Center. (2024). Twitch.tv. https://safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Community-Guidelines?language=en_US#:~:text=Terrorism%20and%20Violent%20Extremism
- ↑ Twitch’s new CEO defends job cuts, plans creator meeting. (2023). Tradealgo.com. Eric Ng https://www.tradealgo.com/news/twitchs-new-ceo-defends-job-cuts-plans-creator-meeting#:~:text=Clancy%20isn%27t%20a%20gamer%20himself%2C%20but%20he%20mostly%20watches%20musicians%20or%20talk%20shows%20on%20Twitch%20instead.%20In%20particular%2C%20he%20enjoys%20the%20political%20commentary%20posted%20by%20left%2Dwing%20commentator%20Hasan%20Piker%2C%20who%20has%202.5%20million%20followers%20on%20the%20platform.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/comments/17a79e8/hasan_on_hamas_using_human_shields/
- ↑ Reddit - Dive into anything. (2024). Reddit.com. https://www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/comments/1873ggg/hasan_explains_how_hamas_saved_the_hostages/
- ↑ HasanAbi. (2024, January 17). INTERVIEWING YEMENI TIMOTHEE CHALAMET. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufvr1lpNy_k
- ↑ x.com. (2024). X (Formerly Twitter). https://x.com/Aldanmarki/status/1745949173256519725?lang=en
- ↑ Reddit - Dive into anything. (2024). Reddit.com. https://www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/comments/1froda1/hasan_explains_operation_monkey_d_houthi_to_nick/