If allowed to chatter and meme unchecked, Twitch chat can grow into an unstoppable avalanche of ugly behavior. Many streamers rely on at least a handful of volunteer or paid moderators, as well as ...

Streamer Asmongold has raised questions about Twitch's moderation. He suggests a secret list might protect some accounts from view-bot detection. This theory has sparked community debate. Many viewers ...

Twitch introduced a new way for streamers to fight accounts that evade channel-level bans Tuesday. The automated tool is called "Suspicious User Detection" and can spot users trying to get around bans ...

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.