We have heard many tales up to now of how children have taken their mother and father’ bank cards and gone on an in-app procuring spree, just for their mother and father to get a shock when the invoice comes. This is one thing that Twitch streamer Verloren was involved about when he acquired a donation of 120,000 Bits final December, which is value round $1,200.

According to Verloren, he reported the donation to Twitch expressing his concern {that a} “15-year old was mishandling their parents’ money” with out their permission. However, for doing the fitting factor by taking precautions, for some cause Twitch determined to punish the streamer by disabling his capability to obtain future Bits donations.

Verloren was advised in an electronic mail that his account had been flagged for “engaging in or supporting conduct” that went in opposition to Twitch’s ToS and stated, “After careful and extensive review of your account history, we have decided to terminate your participation in the Bits Program. Please accept this as notice of our decision to terminate your access effective immediately.”

However, the excellent news is that after a few months of forwards and backwards, Verloren’s account has been totally restored. In an electronic mail that was additionally seen by PCGamer, it reads, “We received your appeal request and conducted an investigation into the matter where it was determined that your ability to receive Bits can be restored. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this delay. Please accept this email as confirmation that your ability to receive Bits has been reactivated.”

It is unclear why Verloren was even penalized within the first place, however it’s good to see that he managed to get his account totally reinstated and may now obtain Bits donations once more.

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