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A number of channels on the popular streaming platform Twitch are going dark on Wednesday as streamers participate in #ADayOffTwitch. The walkout hopes to bring attention to the ongoing hate and harassment issues that have plagued the platform for the last several weeks, according to The Verge.

A number of channels on the popular streaming platform Twitch are going dark on Wednesday as streamers participate in #ADayOffTwitch. The walkout hopes to bring attention to the ongoing hate and harassment issues that have plagued the platform for the last several weeks, according to The Verge.

  1. 1 Sep 2021

    The boycott has begun, with many streamers taking part in the hope of forcing Twitch to make changes to its policies.

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  2. 31 Aug 2021

    After weeks of hate raids, Twitch streamers are taking a day off in protest

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  3. 31 Aug 2021

    I will NOT be streaming tomorrow on to participate in . Not everyone is able to participate in this and that is okay. This is my personal decision to do so. It has been almost 2 weeks since I wrote this thread.

    [A thread] After experiencing my first hate raid, I am absolutely fearful for new/inexperienced streamers who have no idea how to handle something like this. It is absolutely unacceptable that has yet to do anything besides their PR tweet of "we hear you" (cont)
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  4. 29 Aug 2021

    I'm not super down with . As a trans streamer who tends to be near the top of the transgender tag page I get multiple hate raids and bots every time I go live and it seems that the intention of these actions is to drive marginalised creators off the platform.

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  5. 1 Sep 2021

    I won't be streaming or watching Twitch today.

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  6. 1 Sep 2021

    Let’s hope Twitch gets the message and starts protecting its marginalized creators. Taking - see you tomorrow.

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  7. 20 Aug 2021

    No one should have to experience malicious and hateful attacks based on who they are or what they stand for. This is not the community we want on Twitch, and we want you to know we are working hard to make Twitch a safer place for creators.

    We’ve seen a lot of conversation about botting, hate raids, and other forms of harassment targeting marginalized creators. You’re asking us to do better, and we know we need to do more to address these issues. That includes an open and ongoing dialogue about creator safety.
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  8. 11 Aug 2021

    We’ve seen a lot of conversation about botting, hate raids, and other forms of harassment targeting marginalized creators. You’re asking us to do better, and we know we need to do more to address these issues. That includes an open and ongoing dialogue about creator safety.

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  9. 11 Aug 2021

    Thank you to everyone who shared these difficult experiences. We were able to identify a vulnerability in our proactive filters, and have rolled out an update to close this gap and better detect hate speech in chat. We'll keep updating this to address emerging issues.

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  10. 11 Aug 2021

    We're launching channel-level ban evasion detection and account verification improvements later this year. We’re working hard to launch these tools as soon as possible, and we hope they will have a big impact. Check out more on our existing tools here:

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  11. 11 Aug 2021

    Our work is never done, and your input is essential as we try to build a safer Twitch. We’ll be reaching out to community members to learn more about their experiences, and encourage you to share feedback via UserVoice:

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  12. 31 Aug 2021

    I wrote about creator boycotts ahead of tomorrow’s Twitch boycott:

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  13. 24 Aug 2021

    A Day Off Twitch, a daylong boycott of the platform, will occur on September 1st, to protest the ongoing harassment of marginalized streamers.

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