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This is a great idea, and the ban/appeals process is something I've expressed needs to be reexamined/reevaluated many times.
Currently, there is a wave of users on Twitch who either support or are affiliated with hate groups, and they are using and abusing the 'report user' feature to target, demonetize, and deplatform women, POC and those in the LGBTQ+ community specifically--and they are succeeding.
There are no repercussions or even incentives for users to NOT abuse the report tool---users don't even need a solid reputation, a number of hours, or anything to be able to click "report" and because of that, these streamers with 50k followers, generating a few grand a month, are being silenced and banned, forced off the platform, and those targeting them, the hate groups and individuals whose soul purpose and intent on Twitch is to get minorities banned, face absolutely no consequences or repercussions.
They know that the appeals process is all based on algorithm, and as such, continuously work to harass, threaten, and repeatedly report streamers, abusing the report user tool to ban streamers based on gender/race.
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There is currently no way for a banned user to access their tax documents, or request a mailed copy be sent, without logging in, which, they can't do.
Tax information is only available to those with an ability to access their account, not the appeals portal, which banned streamers are immediately directed to.
Even taxcentral.amazon.com requires that the individual requesting access to their tax forms be able to sign in to Twitch to view and download their forms, streamers who are banned are immediately redirected to the appeals portal when trying to sign in on this site, leaving them with yet another way they can't access their 1099/tax information.
There is literally no possible way for a wrongfully (or rightfully) banned streamer to obtain the forms necessary to file their taxes.
There is also no contact information available to banned streamers, and no possible way to email regarding this matter (affiliates and partners must sign in to email Twitch support, which again, banned streamers can't do) there is no way via the appeals portal to remedy this, no contact info for HR or billing, or any department that could potentially help someone who is banned and looking to, at the very least, have their tax info mailed to them.
Just because a streamer is banned doesn't mean they should be denied access to their tax information, failing to provide a means to obtain one's 1099, and failing to respond to their requests constitutes as withholding of tax information, which, is illegal, and every grievance filed with the IRS from this is a $250 fine, that ads up, and if enough are filed, the IRS may audit the company.
Banned streamers shouldn't have to file an extension, submit grievances with the IRS and send multiple emails and twitter message to no avail, it's bad enough you lock them out of an ability to screenshot DM's and Chat Logs which demonstrate harassment and targeted attacks/being reported and banned based on your gender/sexual orientation and race, but denying them an ability to access tax info too? I hope you all are able to remedy this soon.