Streamers hit out at Twitch as they don\u2019t acknowledge Arab Heritage Month Twitch streamers have started hitting out at the platform for its lack of acknowledgment of Arab Heritage Month and Ramadan. The start of April marked the beginning of the worldwide Muslim celebrated month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community Ramadan, as well as Arab Heritage Month. However, although Twitch celebrates multiple different months of culture and inclusive initiatives such as Black History and LGBTQIA+, the Amazon-owned platform is still yet to acknowledge Arab Heritage and Ramadan. In an April 2 tweet, popular Arab Twitch streamer \u2018frogan\u2019 hit out at Twitch for their lack of acknowledgment and support for Ramadan and Arab history. \u201cI\u2019m very disappointed that Twitch isn\u2019t acknowledging Ramadan nor Arab streamers for Arab Heritage Month knowing that MENA streamers pull so much influence on the platform,\u201d frogan wrote. She continued, adding that the live streaming platform doesn\u2019t even have MENA category in their demographic surveys: \u201cEven if Twitch wanted to do something for Arab Heritage Month, their demographic survey (which they use to find creators for these events) does not have a \u2018Middle Eastern\/North African\u2019 category.\u201d Even if @Twitch wanted to do something for Arab Heritage Month, their demographic survey (which they use to find creators for these events) does not have a \u201cMiddle Eastern\/North African\u201d category. pic.twitter.com\/LaoepomLTO \u2014 frogan (@fr0gan) April 2, 2022 \u201cMust admit I was thinking the same. I\u2019ve been trying to talk more about Ramadan in an approachable and understandable way in my streams,\u201d responded GameSpot editor Tamoor Hussain. He continued: \u201cWould be nice to see Twitch generally acknowledge and uplift voices from the Muslim community. Or even Arab\/South Asian streamers.\u201d Must admit I was thinking the same. I’ve been trying to talk more about Ramadan in an approachable and understandable way in my streams. Would be nice to see Twitch generally acknowledge and uplift voices from the Muslim community. Or even Arab\/South Asian streamers. https:\/\/t.co\/ury4ab5bnn \u2014 Tamoor Hussain (@tamoorh) April 2, 2022 Recently, a large number of Middle Eastern Twitch streamers were blocked from receiving their payouts from the platform due to \u201ca discrepancy with certain tax information provided during the onboarding process.\u201d It remains to be seen if Twitch has any plans to acknowledge either Arab Heritage Month or Ramadan in the wake of the backlash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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