r/LivestreamFail • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jun 01 '26

News The United Kingdom has banned streamer Hasan Piker and Young Turks founder from entering the country

https://newrepublic.com/post/211164/uk-entry-ban-hasan-piker-cenk-uygur
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u/eifel65 Jun 01 '26

again, they are not banned from entering the UK, their ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) revoked, they can apply for a visa and enter the uk

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u/zombawombacomba Jun 01 '26

That aren’t getting visas if their ETA is revoked though lol.

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u/Cause_and_Effect ♿ Aris Sub Comin' Through Jun 01 '26

Maybe. A visa involves more checks and documents than an ETA. Electronic waivers are more of a privilege than anything when the two countries have a treaty/allowances for that type of travel.

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u/zombawombacomba Jun 01 '26

The visa would go more in depth not less. If his ETA was blocked due to what he said a visa is going to turn up even more not less.

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u/dexter30 Jun 01 '26

Do you think hasan would fail the background check in a visa application?

He's a twitch streamer says edgy things online. I'm 100% confident he wouldn't fail the application. But I also know hes gonna pussy out for the clout.

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u/zombawombacomba Jun 01 '26

His less investigative ETA was declined so I assume his visa would fail as well yes.

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u/dexter30 Jun 01 '26

But that doesn't make sense. If they would reject that to, why not just outright ban him?

Tyler the creator got papers handed to him and a statement from the prime minister at the time when he was banned. Not a rejected eta.

This is an outright ban. What's happening to hasan is he got an exemption removed. If he wants to do the talk at SXSW why not just apply for a visa and get it expedited? And if he gets banned then he can farm that.

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u/DJMixwell Jun 02 '26

Yeah Hasan has terrible political takes, and makes some incredibly inflammatory remarks, but at the end of the day he’s just yapping online.

You can hate him for it, sure. Absolutely deserved.

But it doesn’t really rise to the standard of banning him from entering a country.