Popular Argentinian streamer Bruno “Brunenger” Kruszyn has returned to Twitch on Sunday, December 4, after serving his longest ban to date, which ran for nearly two years. Brunenger’s early 2021 ban prompted some still-ongoing criticism over the manner in which Twitch approaches content moderation, with many popular streamers claiming the company isn’t consistently applying its own rules. Earlier this year, Spanish content creatorTheGrefg was banned from Twitch for hosting Brunengeron a record-breaking stream that saw the duo discuss the platform’s inconsistent content policing.But even as some of its rules might be open to interpretation, Twitch has always had a clear, zero-tolerance policy on ban evasion, which is why TheGrefg was temporarily suspended from the platform earlier this year. In a similar case that transpired around that same time,Twitch banned GMHikaru for watching Dr Disrespecton one of his streams, also citing ban evasion guidelines.RELATED:Twitch Streamer xQc Goes to Urgent Care After Bleeding from His EarsAccording to Discord bot StreamerBans, Brunenger’s channel was officially reinstated on December 2. In a tweet announcing his return to Twitch, the content creator thanked his fans for their support, inviting them to join him on his comeback stream. The said broadcast was held on December 4, running for over six hours and drawing in more than 350,000 viewers. The Argentinian held another stream on the following day, amassing nearly 200,000 spectators. According to his current schedule, Brunenger intends to hold daily streams for the foreseeable future, indicating that he’s been eager to return to the platform, unlikeDr Disrespect who permanently left Twitchfollowing his mysterious ban.
Brunenger was banned from Twitch in early 2021 after pointing a toy gun at himself during one of his broadcasts, thus being in violation of the platform’s community guidelines concerning self-destructive behavior. The Amazon-owned service explicitly prohibits the promotion of self-harm, with its rule book stating that no exceptions are made for streamers who exhibit such behavior as part of a “stunt or gag made in jest” for entertainment purposes. Earlier this year,Twitch changed its reporting and appeals processin a bid to facilitate its content policing and make the overall process more transparent.
