Twitch Speedrunner Narcissa Wright Unbanned After Threatening To 'Shoot People At Twitch HQ'

In a rare instance where a death threat actually reduced a ban sentence, albeit inadvertently, Twitch streamer Narcissa Wright has now had her account unbanned just days after tweeting she wanted to "shoot people at Twitch HQ."

Wright, a top speedrunner on Twitch, had her account banned two weeks ago after she opened an NSFW image on stream, thereby violating Twitch's accidental nudity policy. In response, Wright posted a series of desperate tweets, writing “the internet is hell,” “real life is hell, too” and “@twitch makes me want to DIE!!!!!” before saying she wants to kill herself and "shoot people" at Twitch.

Shortly after the ban, Wright told Dexerto the threat was not credible, as she did not own any weapons, but admitted she felt the urge to self-harm after receiving the ban.

"Shortly after the gross image was shown, I was banned (permanently) — an indefinite suspension. It felt cruel — a cruel response to me being shown a gross image," she said.

Remarkably, Wright announced yesterday that she'd had her sentence reduced from a permaban to a 22-day suspension after she appealed to Twitch.

The leniency shown by Twitch underlined the frustrations many others have had with its contentious ban policies, as many noted that lighter offenses than death threats have resulted in channel-crushing bans while other serious offenses purportedly warranted a mere slap on the wrist. Among the discussions, Dr. Disrespect's Twitch ban in 2020, which has still never been explained, resurfaced.

According to the ban and message from Twitch, Wright can resume streaming again in mid-April.