Twitch reveal details on their plan to stop \u201chate raid\u201d harassment TwitchTwitch has, once again, promised they\u2019re working on solutions to hate raids targeting streamers, but also say the process is slow going. For a long time, but increasing as of late, creators on Twitch have had to deal with so-called \u2018hate raids,\u2019 where channels are overrun with a large number of bots spouting all kinds of racist drivel in chat, or worse. Streamers have been practically begging Twitch to take action, and on August 20, the platform put out a series of tweets assuring the community they are trying to fix the problem. Hate spam attacks are the result of highly motivated bad actors, and do not have a simple fix. Your reports have helped us take action\u2013we’ve been continually updating our sitewide banned word filters to help prevent variations on hateful slurs, and removing bots when identified. \u2014 Twitch (@Twitch) August 20, 2021 \u201cHate spam attacks are the result of highly motivated bad actors, and do not have a simple fix,\u201d Twitch wrote on Twitter. \u201cWe\u2019ve been continually updating our sitewide banned word filters to help prevent variations on hateful slurs, and removing bots when identified.\u201d According to the streaming site, they\u2019re doing more than just filtering chat and banning bots. However, they said the tenacity of the people conducting these raids means Twitch can\u2019t share every single detail of what they\u2019re doing. \u201cWe\u2019ve been building channel-level ban evasion detection and account improvements to combat this malicious behavior for months,\u201d Twitch continued. \u201cHowever, as we work on solutions, bad actors work in parallel to find ways around them \u2014 which is why we can\u2019t always share details.\u201d In the meantime, please keep reporting these egregious attacks. It helps us identify and remove bad actors and their networks, and update tools as behaviors evolve. These changes may not be visible, but we are making them daily. \u2014 Twitch (@Twitch) August 20, 2021 The replies to Twitch\u2019s second thread in as many weeks on the issue echo the same feelings of the #Twitchdobetter hashtag from early August. Though the company\u2019s talked more about it recently than in the past, it\u2019s clear some creators and fans want to see Twitch doing more, rather than reading about their intended changes via Tweet threads. \u201cThese changes may not be visible,\u201d the site added on Twitter. \u201cBut we are making them daily.\u201d For now, while some streamers are coming up with creative ways to deal with hate raid bots, what exactly Twitch themselves will do about the problem remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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