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Political streamer Steven Bonnell II aka Destiny has been banned from Twitch. As alleged by him, the move has been orchestrated by Elon Musk and other conservative figures. The ban that came after the recent controversy surrounding his comments on Charlie Kirk has been claimed to have eliminated his income.
Destiny alleges that this action is a coordinated effort to silence him, directly contradicting free speech principles.
Destiny points a finger at Elon Musk and other conservatives
In the post shared by Destiny on X, he didn’t mince his words when he took names that got him removed from Twitch. Bonnell has directly accused Elon Musk and the other conservatives of engineering the coordinated effort to get him removed from the platform. He further claimed, “My entire income is gone now. So much for the party of free speech.”
The streamer even shared a screenshot of the Destiny Twitch ban notice he received. It cited “Hateful Conduct” violation as the main reason for his indefinite restriction on Twitch. The platform then accused him of “promoting, encouraging, or facilitating the discrimination or denigration of a group of people based on their protected characteristics.”
Why is Destiny blaming Elon Musk and others for his Twitch ban?
After segments of video from Piers Morgan Uncensored started to get viral on X, Elon Musk responded to the situation. He wrote, “Let him say what he wants, but then also pay the price under the law.”
In another comment made by Musk, he even said he shouldn’t be banned. Instead, “Amazon should stop paying him to incite murder.
That’s insane.”“Separately, incitement to murder and domestic terrorism is a felony crime. For that, he should go to prison. He can resume streaming when he has served his term,” he added further within the entire Destiny Elon Musk controversy.
Why is Destiny under fire after his appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored?
Destiny’s ban has been in place after his appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, where he made some comments that were not well-received by the panelists or social media. When asked about his response to Charlie Kirk’s death, instead of condemning assassination, he argued that conservatives must be afraid of going to such events for pressuring their leaders to turn down the temperature.Destiny even placed blame for the violent climate in the United States on President Donald Trump. He stated, “If you wanted Charlie Kirk to be alive, Donald Trump shouldn’t have been president for the second term.”
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The debate started to intensify as hosts tried to confront Destiny about the tweets he made from his personal account, mocking Charlie’s widow, Erica Kirk. When asked why he would mock the grieving widow, he claimed that she was being used as a “political weapon” for the conservative recruitment drives.
Destiny on Piers Morgan Uncensored repeatedly refused to condemn murder. He insisted he will not do so until President Donald Trump calls for de-escalation of the political violence going on in the country. As per critics, this demand of Destiny was a deflection of a lack of basic humanity.