Twitch stops payments to Russian streamers due to sanctions TwitchRussian Twitch streamers have claimed that they\u2019re unable to be paid out earnings from their broadcasts as sanctions are imposed following the country\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. Russian companies, billionaires, sportspeople, and now even influencers are feeling the effects of the growing problems between Russia and Ukraine. Earlier in March 2022, Twitch streamer Mira claimed that the Amazon-owned platform were \u201clooking for a reason to ban her\u201d due to her Russian heritage. Just days later, Russian streamers are claiming that they can\u2019t get paid due to sanctions. They have reportedly started to receive emails confirming that payment to their accounts has been blocked, according to the Washington Post. In line with the sanctions imposed on Russia, Twitch is restricting payments being issued to streamers in Russia \u201cwe will do everything possible to pay the income you have earned as soon as we are allowed to do so\u201d pic.twitter.com\/Qnx821rBXe \u2014 Hunter (@HUN2R) March 5, 2022 \u201cPayouts to the financial institution associated with your Twitch account have been blocked as a result of sanctions,\u201d the email reportedly said. \u201cTwitch complies with economic sanctions imposed by the United States and other governments and is complying with those imposed in response to the situation in Ukraine. \u201cThese sanctions may limit or impact your access to payouts, ability to monetize your stream, and\/or financially support other creators.\u201d The email went on to add that \u201cwe will do our best to pay you revenue you have earned as soon as we are permitted to do so.\u201d \u201cI have been blocked from payments from Twitch, many advertisers have left the Russian market and my Visa and Mastercard cards will soon be blocked abroad,\u201d said Alexey \u2018Jesus AVGN\u2019 Gubanov, who moved from Russia to the US. It\u2019s unclear what exactly will happen down the line, but the email from Twitch does add that \u201cwe appreciate how frustrating and difficult this is and would like to reassure you that if you can\u2019t provide an alternative financial institution, we will do our best to pay you revenue you have earned as soon as we are permitted to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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