Multiple Middle Eastern Twitch streamers are finding that they are unable to receive a payout, supposedly because of a discrepancy with tax information.
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A number of Middle Eastern Twitch streamers have posted across social media saying the streaming company has told them they can no longer receive a payout from the platform (thanks, TheGamer).
Twitch streamer j_soul13 shared a screenshot of the email they received, which reads: “After looking into your account, we see that your account has been blocked due to a discrepancy with tax information provided during the onboarding process. In light of this discrepancy, we are unable to issue payment.”
J_soul13 also shared a screenshot showing they currently have $964.32 (£712.15) in revenue.
And all of a sudden Twitch decided to block my account from receiving payouts after all the hard work I did. This specific payment is my only hope for getting myself a gaming PC as I am unemployed. #twitch_arab_streamers@Twitch @TwitchSupport pic.twitter.com/iOvpmTHWLV
— جيكوب. (@j_soul13) February 19, 2022
Partnered Twitch streamers such as ohmyTalal have also received the same notification, and Twitch is yet to respond to any of the affected streamers. A hashtag, #twitch_arab_streamers, is trending currently to bring light to the issue.
blocking one or two individuals due to Tax information discrepancy is understandable but blocking a hall community is sus if you ask me since all our Tax information is legit and we have been receiving money since the beginning. Twitch didn’t notify us
