Amid a rise in harassment campaigns carried out by automated bots, companies like Twitch are resorting to a more targeted approach—less “ban hammer,” and more like a bunch of little ban daggers.

Twitch has recently been bombarded with millions of bot accounts, making live streams difficult, as there is no clear way for players to know who is a legitimate viewer and what the motives are of ...

Twitch's "Hate Raids" plan for 2022 has been laid out in an open letter, which shares the moves that the streaming platform is doing to combat the "unacceptable" trends of 2021 altogether. This ...

In the world of online video game broadcasting, Twitch is the supreme ruler, with millions of people logging on every single day. With viewership of the Amazon-owned streaming platform increasing by ...

Viewership on Twitch is declining as the platform targets streamers using bots, but the platform disputes a ‘free fall’ in its numbers. Twitch has grown into one of the biggest streaming platforms in ...

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The suit comes after months of targeted harassment at marginalized streamers The suit comes after months of targeted harassment at marginalized streamers is a reporter who covers the business, culture ...