Twitch bans IZIDORE for reportedly soliciting money for "self-destructive behavior" after he went viral for letting viewers "torture" him

Twitch bans IZIDORE after Chinese Water Torture stream goes viral (Image via @FearedBuck, IZIDORE/Twitch)

Twitch has reportedly banned controversial streamer IZIDORE almost a day after he went viral for allowing viewers to "torture" him in exchange for donations on his April 14, 2025, broadcast. Screenshots shared on social media by users such as @Awk200000 suggest that Twitch banned him for soliciting money in exchange for "self-destructive behavior" on their platform, which is against the community guidelines.

Attempting to access his channel brings up the usual prompt that claims that the channel is temporarily unavailable due to TOS violations.

The streamer's Twitch page has been temporarily disabled (Image via IZIDORE/Twitch)

As mentioned earlier, the reason appears to be that IZIDORE's recent livestream, during which he let his viewers torture him in exchange for donations. The reported official reason is:

"Asking for money, services, or items of value in exchange for self-destructive behavior that would likely lead to pain, injury, or excessive inebriation."

The alleged suspension length from the Amazon-owned streaming platform is 24 hours.

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Twitch bans IZIDORE a day after clips of his Chinese water torture stream went viral

As mentioned, on April 14, 2025, clips from IZIDORE's April 12 broadcast titled Bits = Water Drops went viral on social media with viewers sharing them on websites like X. As of now, a clip from X user @FearedBuck has garnered over 11 million views on the platform and is captioned:

"Streamer lets his chat Chinese water torture him for donations"

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Chinese water torture is a method of mentally torturing someone and constitutes letting cold water droplets fall onto their unobstructed face or forehead in irregular patterns. In the 30-second clip, several such water droplets can be seen falling onto the Twitch streamer's face.

The clip also shows how viewers could donate bits on IZIDORE's stream to facilitate the "torture." As per the information on the screen, one drop of water gets dropped on the streamer for every three bits donated. To add variety, there are further goals set for the stream, such as donating 50 bits, which would cause 20 fast drops to fall on his face. Here is a list of all the "self-destructive" donations:

3 bits = 1 Drop
50 Bits = 20 Fast Drops
100 Bits = 20 Slow Drops
200 Bits = 1 Long Drop
Sub/Gifted Sub = Mega Drop

As per the screenshots, IZIDORE's channel will be restored by Twitch in 24 hours, and viewers can watch him go live from April 16.

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