Recent reports have claimed Twitch prevented users in Israel from creating accounts on the livestreaming platform, but Twitch is now denying these accusations. Instead, the platform said the issue stemmed from the email verification process, a problem it has since fixed.

Twitch released a statement yesterday on X (formerly Twitter) denying it had prevented users from signing up to the streaming platform. It admitted, however, to temporarily disabling signups with email verification in both Israel and Palestine following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel where approximately 1,200 people were killed.