Yes, keeping bad actors away from large platforms is virtually impossible, but moderation is not.

Andstreamers have been fed upwith the lack of meaningful moderation for some time now.

“It’s kinda like a guy dying of thirst and getting muddy water.”

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It merely tags the (potentially) abusive messages ahead of time.

Streamers are why Twitch exists, so it would make sense to look out for them.

As sensible as that might seem, many streamersparticularly marginalized streamersare feeling ignored.

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“Figuring this out shouldn’t be something we streamers have to think about.”

“I would love to see IP bansbanning accounts simply isn’t effective.

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