twitch disables trump’s channel until the end of his term to ‘minimize harm’ during transition
Brian Heater
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Culture Editor, TechCrunch
In the wake of both short-term and indefinite suspensions from several prominent internet platforms, the widely-used video streaming platform Twitch has now announced the deactivation of the United States president’s account. A representative for the company communicated this information to TechCrunch, stating:
Brian Heater
Brian Heater held the position of Hardware Editor for TechCrunch up until the beginning of 2025. Throughout his career, he has contributed to several prominent technology news sources, such as Engadget, PCMag, Laptop, and Tech Times, with the latter seeing him act as Managing Editor. His journalistic work extends to a diverse range of outlets, including Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, and The Daily Beast, among others. He is also the host of RiYL, the weekly interview podcast produced by Boing Boing, and has frequently contributed segments to NPR broadcasts. He currently resides in a Queens apartment alongside his pet rabbit, Juniper.