A Kick streamer with a recent history of engaging in antisemitic rants and skits was allegedly approached by Twitch seeking his involvement in their partnership plan, though the streaming platform insists that it had only sought to discuss their policies.
Cameron Jordan, who goes by the streaming alias Cuffem, had gone on a September 23 live stream dressed in a hat with fake sidelocks in mockery of religious Jews. While streaming, he went on a random video chat platform with settings in place so that he would be paired with users from Israel. Jordan would greet users from Israel by rubbing his hands together in mimicry of an antisemitic meme of a plotting Jew, declaring "shalom, my brother. Psyke, I'm a k**e."
In an attempt to antagonize users from Israel, he called them derogatory slurs, performed Nazi salutes, and waved a Nazi flag, which he referred to as his "logo." He also claimed to be related to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and accused Jews of running the world and media.
In June, according to streamer news Instagram channel Stream Cream TV, Jordan remarked that while he didn't know the background on the 12-day Israel-Iran war, he hoped that Israel would be destroyed.
"I don't give a damn who started it. The k**es are wrong, kill all Jews," said Jordan. "All I want to see is 60 thousand nukes bombing Israel. That's all I want to see. Take over Israel, Iran."
In February, Jordan said on X/Twitter that he wanted to have a livestream talking about Jews.
"F**k these Jews," wrote Jordan.
Antisemitic comments while on other streams
On a September 26 livestream by Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, who has almost 20 million followers, Jordan called a user in the chat a "F**king Jew," and proceeded to whip a chair.
Jordan revealed in a livestream the day before that Twitch had "emailed me for a potential partnership. Isn't that crazy? Man, I'm not going to Twitch."
The streamer showed his viewers an email allegedly from Twitch partnerships director Anish Godhwani, who oversees the program that allows streamers to earn revenue through subscriptions and other benefits.
"My name is Anish, and I work on the partnerships team at Twitch," read the September 24 email. "If you're open to it, I'd like to have a 10-15 minute call to introduce myself. I know that members of our Partnerships have reached out in the past, but my understanding is they never heard back."
When streaming journalist Zach Bussey criticized Twitch for reaching out to Jordan for a partnership just a day after waving a Nazi flag on his stream, Twitch Partnerships Vice President Pontus Eskilsson insisted that "this was not a recruitment email."
"We were setting up a call to discuss Twitch Policies," Eskilsson said on X. "We need to revisit the wording we use for these emails."
While Twitch insists that the email was about discussing Twitch policies with Jordan, he does not appear to be active on the platform.
Twitch's Partnership program is devoted to aiding content creators in monetizing their streams if they have grown a sizable following.
"We are looking for Partners who can act as role models to the community," read one of the qualifications.
Twitch's community guidelines forbid the display of Nazi imagery, conspiracy theories about groups as evil, or hateful conduct against "protected characteristics" including ethnicity, national origin, and religion.
"Twitch does not permit behavior that is motivated by hatred, prejudice, or intolerance, including behavior that promotes or encourages discrimination, denigration, harassment, or violence," read the community guidelines.
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy was called on by the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to testify before the House panel on October 8. Clancy and other online forum officers will speak at the hearing regarding radicalization and incitement to political violence on their platforms. The hearing was announced on September 17, following the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk seven days prior.
"In the wake of this tragedy, and amid other acts of politically motivated violence, Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence," committee chairman Rep. James Comer said in a statement. "To prevent future radicalization and violence, the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit must appear before the Oversight Committee and explain what actions they will take to ensure their platforms are not exploited for nefarious purposes."