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.

Creators now have finer control over who can participate in chat. In an attempt to curb harassment on its live-streaming game platform, Twitch is adding phone-verified chat and expanding settings for ...

Twitch streaming has become increasingly popular in recent years, with many able to make a living on the platform. While many users stream themselves playing video games, there are tons of other types ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Twitch streamers who were regularly harassed in their chats held a protest on Sept. 1, ...

Finally, Twitch streamers will be able to fully ban users from watching their vids instead of just from chat. However, it won’t keep them from watching anonymously. Photo: Devon Deth (Shutterstock) ...

Every day, Daniel “Simooligan” Larsh, a gay man who took up Twitch streaming in 2020, faces harassment. Threatening phone calls, trolling messages, Twitch chat spam, Twitter accounts that publicize ...