Twitch streamer Meowko confused over ban for “wearing gym clothes”

Japanese Twitch streamer Meowko was banned from the platform, and she called them out after saying the ban was for “wearing gym clothes” during a stream.

Many Twitch streamers have faced bans for reasons they deem unfair. In 2022 alone, we’ve seenMira accuse Twitch of banning her because she’s Russian, while another wasbanned for their cartoon emotes.

Meowko confused over ban for wearing gym clothes

Early on March 29, Meowko received a ban from the platform, and immediately the comments on social media were shocked by Twitch’s decision.

With comments saying that the decision was “out of pocket” or “unwarranted and unnecessary,” there was immediate backlash.

asmongold in a white shirt staring at the camera in his staring room

❌ Twitch Partner “Meowko” (@meowkolol) has been banned! ❌https://t.co/zSgQ9kCUKs#twitch#ban#secondban#partner#twitchpartner🍏

— StreamerBans (@StreamerBans)August 06, 2025

hasan in front of a plant while streaming on twitch

Shortly after the ban — which also came on her birthday —,Meowkospoke out against the ban, clearly somewhat confused by why it had happened.

“I got banned for wearing gym clothes while cooking,” she said. “On the stream I just did a home workout and that made me hungry so started cooking but apparently Twitch didn’t like it.”

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She then posted screenshots of her ban email, which also suggested she “used an augmented reality avatar that has insufficient coverage” and “wore a speedo or bikini while cooking.”

also I don’t use avatar???????pic.twitter.com/HW5Ctl7kC8

— Meowko (@meowkolol)June 04, 2025

While Meowko and her fans deemed the ban unfair, some critics also said that “if you play with fire, eventually you’ll get burned.”

Meowko unbanned after 24 hours

The streamer’s gym clothes ban didn’t last too long. Just a day later, she was reinstated on the platform, making for a 24-hour ban that still has some fans scratching their heads.

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✅ Twitch Partner “Meowko” (@meowkolol) has been unbanned after 1 day, 6 minutes and 16 seconds! ✅https://t.co/zSgQ9kCUKs#twitch#unban#partner#twitchpartner🗞

— StreamerBans (@StreamerBans)June 09, 2025

Meowko has yet to comment further on her ban at the time of writing, but her viewers are excited to see her get back to broadcasting, nonetheless.