Twitch, the popular video game and live broadcast platform, was blocked by BTK (Information Technologies and Communications Authority) in the past hours. Will Twitch, which has been blocked from access in line with the request made by the General Directorate of National Lottery Administration, be closed completely or will the access block be lifted? Why was Twitch blocked?? We have compiled the answers to all these questions in our content…
Why Was Twitch Blocked?
Twitch, a real-time data streaming platform, is developed by Justin Kan and Emmett Shear. in 2011 was established. The site, also called Twitch.tv, was originally created for the purpose of live broadcasting tournaments, esports competitions or individual video games. According to 2023 data, Twitch has around 7.5 million broadcasters, more than 31 million daily viewers and 140 million monthly unique visitors He had the number.
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As a result of users not being able to log in to the platform in the past hours, it was seen that access to Twitch was blocked. It is not yet known exactly why the site was blocked by BTK, but as seen on the inquiry page on the BTK official website, the site is National Lottery Administration It was blocked by BTK upon the request of the General Directorate.
It has not yet been explained why the National Lottery Administration made such a request. However, it is thought that the existence of gambling games such as casino on the Twitch site causes this demand. Twitch may have been blocked due to broadcasting gambling games that are prohibited in Turkey.
A similar access block was recently implemented. kick It was also brought to the platform. The National Lottery Administration also requested that Twitch’s rival, Kick, be blocked and the reason for this request was Kick website It was to have a gambling category. However, Kick stated that the category in question was closed to users in our country and applied to BTK to remove the access block. But yet BTK It did not respond to this request, and Kick users are eagerly awaiting whether the institution will lift the access block.
Are Other Social Media Sites Also Banned?
First Kick and then to Twitch These bans also alarmed other social media platform users. The answer to the question of whether social media platforms other than these will also be banned is quite curious. As a result of live broadcasts related to gambling content on these two platforms, access restrictions were imposed. If the same happens on different social media sites National Lottery Administrationmay submit a request to block access to the site to BTK. But there is no initiative regarding this yet.
When Will Twitch Access Block Be Removed?
Many questions, such as whether and when Kick and Twitch access barriers will be lifted, are wondered by the users of the sites in question. There is no information about this yet. When an important announcement is made, we will notify you here.