Twitch streamer Swifty “permabanned” after food delivery streams

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Twitch streamer John ‘Swifty’ Pyle says his account has been permanently banned from the platform after he did several broadcasts while making food deliveries.

Twitch has quickly become a launching pad for many new online personalities. But even with all the fresh faces, plenty of original streamers—those who’ve been around since the early days of Justin.TV—are still thriving on the Amazon-owned platform.

John Pyle, known online as Swifty, has been a regular streamer since 2011, focusing mainly on player-versus-player combat in World of Warcraft. He says he’s maintained a clean record for over 14 years, never receiving a ban.

On January 5th, he announced that Twitch had permanently banned him after he streamed himself making food deliveries.

WoW streamer Swifty banned from Twitch

I was streaming today, thinking everything was normal, when my moderator, Ava, called to tell me my channel had been removed. Apparently, it’s been permanently banned.

I’m completely shocked and still can’t believe it. I’ve been streaming for fourteen years without ever facing any issues – no bans or suspensions – and now I’ve been permanently banned.

Swifty explained he’s been delivering food to earn extra money, especially since January and February are typically slow months for income from his Twitch streams. Surprisingly, he found he was actually attracting more viewers while delivering food than when he was playing World of Warcraft.

Hi, I’m John. For more than 14 years, I’ve made a living by livestreaming on Twitch – it’s always been my main job and something I truly love. I was recently banned from Twitch, and I’m now working to get my channel reinstated through their appeals process. This sudden ban has…

— Swifty (@SwiftyiRL) January 5, 2026

The streamer recently had a baby, which makes this a difficult time. He’s started a GoFundMe to help with expenses and has already raised over $4,000 towards his $8,000 goal.

I’ve been seeing a lot of people talking about this, and even Esfand thinks a permanent ban would be way too harsh if that’s what happens. It just seems crazy to me if they actually go through with it!

Swifty plans to challenge the ban in hopes of restoring his channel, but it remains suspended for now.

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2026-01-05 17:19