The platform’s TOS clearly mention that any sort of cheating is bannable on Twitch and stream sniping is considered as such. “Any activity, such as cheating, hacking, botting, or tampering, that gives the account an unfair advantage in an online multiplayer game, is prohibited.

Hackers are reportedly being paid to stream snipe popular content creators like TimTheTatman, with bigger streamers making for bigger payouts. Stream sniping is when someone watching a Twitch stream uses a streamer’s live video feed to hunt down and eliminate that streamer in a competitive multiplayer game.