Adin Ross has thoughts on Hasan Piker’s recent Twitch drama.
During a March 5 Kick stream, the polarizing media figure expressed disbelief over Piker’s one-day Twitch suspension — a move purportedly sparked by Piker’s controversial comments about GOP Sen. Rick Scott. Ross suggested the unbanning underscored Twitch’s inconsistent policies, as he’s been banned from the platform for two-plus years.
“We all thought that the unban was coming,” he told his Kick audience. “I thought it was… I got banned for an unmoderated chat for two years. I’m really confused about what I do wrong in people’s eyes. No one in the media is perfect. And for those of you wondering, ‘Why do you care so much?’ It really all comes down to having fire and passion. I want my fire and passion to come alive, whatever it is. I just miss streaming with my friends.”
Ross then addressed Piker’s Twitch ban, which stemmed from a Feb. 28 stream in which Piker accused Sen. Scott of committing the “largest Medicare fraud in U.S. history.”
“Hasan got a one-day ban for wishing killing on a United States [senator],” Ross said. “He got unbanned after one day. At this point, chat… like what the fuck? It’s crazy, bro. I’m sorry, but it is crazy.”
Piker was reacting to a CNN interview in which Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, who shed more light on the GOP’s plan to “carve out” fraud from Medicare, and Medicaid. Piker pushed back on Johnson’s remarks, suggesting the Republicans were simply using anti-fraud rhetoric in an attempt to push harmful austerity policies.
“Fraud is not coming from individuals, it’s coming from providers,” Piker said. “They’re not tackling providers, they’re not actually going after false billing. They are trying to cut recipients… If you cared about Medicare fraud, or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott.”
Piker argued that if the GOP truly cared about ending fraud within social programs, it would make Sen. Scott a “prominent part of the Republican party.” He then reminded viewers that Sen. Scott was the former CEO of Columbia/HCA but resigned in 1997 after the company was hit with fraud allegations. Columbia/HCA was ultimately fined $1.7 billion for filing fraudulent Medicare claims.
Several days after the Twitch stream, Piker confirmed Twitch had suspended him. Although the platform didn’t specify the reason behind the ban, Piker’s page stated it was “temporarily unavailable due to a violation of Twitch’s Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.”
Fast-forward to March 4, when Piker announced he was unbanned after one day.
Ross said he immediately caught wind of the news and became motivated to take action. He told his audience he reached out to the “top 30 Twitch streamers” in an attempt to get his permaban reversed.
“The entire FaZe Clan, no hesitation, they all hit me [up] instantly… I don’t ask shit from nobody at all. I asked every f**king streamer, bro,” he said. “I asked really close friends, right? And the only reason I’m even putting this sh*t on air — I’m talking about those who really responded to me and listened to me. So, I’m publicly gonna say I f**k with you and I appreciate you, because you probably said you f**k with me and you said, ‘Free Adin’ and sh*t,’ so I appreciate that.”
During his time on Twitch, Ross had been hit with multiple disciplinary actions. He has not been on the platform since February 2023, after he allegedly displayed his unmoderated Kick chat on his Twitch stream. A Twitch spokesperson told Dexerto the ban stemmed from the Kick comments, which included racist and anti-Semitic messaging.
“Per our Community Guidelines, unmoderated Hateful Conduct in chat, such as racist and anti-semitic messages, is not allowed on Twitch,” they explained.
“I’ve been f**ked up these last couple of weeks,” Ross said in the March 5 stream. “I’ve been pretty f**cked up — sad, going through thoughts and moments. I was like, ‘Why? Why?’ I already have so much, but sometimes you focus on what you don’t have.”