Video streaming platform Twitch has suddenly hit a wall in China, as the Twitch website is currently inaccessible in the country and the Twitch iOS app has been removed from Apple’s regional App Store.
The competitive event was held a few weeks ago in Indonesia, and was reportedly the first Asian Games to feature eSports as a broadcast event.
Twitch did carry the eSports portion, and its iOS app reportedly climbed over 300 places in China’s App Store to become the third most-downloaded free app.
Now, a Twitch representative has confirmed to Gamasutra that Twitch is blocked in China, but has yet to offer further details on why that might be or how long it’s expected to last.