Twitch has been blocked in China

China has blocked the use of Twitch at its borders. It has been something that has been carried out without prior notice. In addition, the application, available in the App Store for Apple devices, has also been removed and there is no trace of it. Bad news, now that the platform was experiencing tremendous growth in the Asian country market.

Twitch has been blocked in China

So far there has been no official explanation that says anything about why it has been blocked. It is not known if there will be any clarification on the situation soon.

Twitch confirms the block

Twitch itself has confirmed that they have been blocked in China. It was initially considered to have been a failure, which occurred on September 20. But with the passing of the hours it has been possible to verify that this was not the case and that the application had completely blocked. The company affirms that they have not yet received any explanation for this blockade.

A blockade that comes at a time when Twitch was gaining popularity in Asia and in China in particular. It is not known whether it was for a legal reason, protection of local alternatives or competition. There are many speculations, but at the moment there are no answers.

This is usually the usual tonic of the Chinese government. So we do not expect any clarification to come soon. Meanwhile, users cannot have access, nor do they look like they will be able to do so in the future.

BBC source