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.

remorse & mercy.
I feel grateful;
thank you. pic.twitter.com/mUOzT4L9jZ

— narcissa (@narcissawright) March 29, 2022

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.

Twitch is the only place where someone who accidentally lets their child on stream gets banned indefinitely

However, threatening employees, showing your full blown pussy, throwing your cat, body painting while naked, and many more, don't get banned

Make it make sense https://t.co/O3quBYMTH2

— Jags Depression (3-14) (@Gen4Sparkles) March 30, 2022

Apparently this person threatened to shoot up Twitch employees & got banned for it. After the 'remorseful appeal' the suspension was reduced.

Meanwhile, ppl get suspended for streaming a tournament match that Dr. Disrespect is coincidntly participting in.https://t.co/zDQhUIWFLu

— Calem (@CalemAnnk) March 30, 2022

what the fuck is this platform https://t.co/mjYXqt7Ada

— Daytonia 🇺🇦 (@VIPDaytonia) March 30, 2022

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