Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine over a week ago, the world has turned its back on anything to do with Russia. The ESL has barred Russian teams from competing. Multiple publishers have stopped selling games in Russia. Even Netflix has stopped streaming in Russia.
And things are apparently no easier if you're a Russian living abroad, according to Mira. A Twitch streamer born in Russia but living in the US, Mira said in a recent stream that she's been banned from the platform for being "born in the wrong country."
“I didn’t do anything f--king wrong,” she said in the YouTube stream (transcribed courtesy of Gaming Bible as that stream has since been made private). “Not on f--king Instagram, not on f--king Twitch, not on f--king Russia. I was born in the wrong country, I’m sorry.”
Mira has been banned on Twitch previously for displaying nudity. She explained that she contact Twitch but wasn't provided an explanation for the latest ban. Head to Mira's Twitch channel and you'll be told that her channel "is currently unavailable due to a violation of Twitch's Community Guidelines or Terms of Service."
Dexerto notes that Mira also posted to Twitter, confirming she'd been banned from Instagram as well and "isolated from the rest of the world for no good reason." Mira has since made her entire Twitter profile private.
Twitch has already suspended payouts for streamers located in Russia and has banned all state media from broadcasting on its platform. It's possible that Mira may have accidentally been included in a larger anti-Russian sweep of its platform, but that has yet to be confirmed by the Amazon-led company.
While the actions of the Russian government in Ukraine have been condemned around the world, we should note that not all Russians are in favor of the war. Thousands have taken to the streets of Stt Petersburg, Moscow, and 51 other cities across Russia to protest the invasion of Ukraine and call for an end to the war.