Twitch introduces new Shield Mode to help protect streamers from \u201chate raids\u201d TwitchTwitch\u2019s new Shield Mode feature will help combat unwarranted and damaging actions made on the platform, protecting content creators when streaming from \u201chate raids\u201d and other forms of harassment. As a platform, Twitch often finds itself at the center of controversy when it comes to its most popular content creators feeling unsafe on the platform, or smaller stars being subjected to hate raids. Hate raids are when a large group of people, often encouraged by a ringleader either on or off Twitch, enter a streamer\u2019s chat and begin making inappropriate comments. In particular, streamers who identity within the LGBTQIA+ community have been subjected to an increase in hate raids this past year. As a way to combat this issue further, Twitch plans to introduce a new feature, Shield Mode, starting December 1. In the announcement, Twitch explains how Shield Mode\u2019s \u201creal power comes from the way it combines and levels up existing safety tools in one place. \u201cWith Shield Mode, you can pre-set multiple safety settings that can be activated with a push of a button whenever higher protections may be necessary.\u201d As stating in the blog post, Bulk Ban will allow content creators to \u201cmass ban all users\u201d who use specific terms of phrases that the streamer has specified as inappropriate or not suitable to use during their streams. This feature can be accessed in the \u201cTerms and Phrases\u201d tab. When the word or phrase that has been specified is used in chat, the viewer will be automatically banned. Streamers can always unban viewers in the \u201cbanned chatters\u201d tab if they decide they want to allow them back into the conversation. \u201cBanned terms and phrases will reset after every Shield Mode session, so your community isn\u2019t accidentally impacted by older terms that are no longer being used maliciously.\u201d The feature isn\u2019t at 100% functionality either, noting \u201cat launch, you will need to file individual reports for each banned user \u2014 but we\u2019re actively exploring how we can make that process easier in future updates.\u201d The second feature to be brought in with Twitch\u2019s Shield Mode is blocking first-time chatters from interacting with specific streams. When a content creator chooses to enable Shield Mode, chatters can only take part if they have watched the streamer\u2019s previous content. This minimizes the risk of hateful comments or new viewers coming in and participating in hate raids, an issue that has gotten increasingly worse on the platform. Twitch hopes this will help content creators to \u201cthrive and safely build [their] community in the long term by letting you keep safety settings more relaxed when things are calm.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch introduces new Shield Mode to help protect streamers from \u201chate raids\u201d TwitchTwitch\u2019s new Shield Mode feature will help combat unwarranted and damaging actions made on the platform, protecting content creators when streaming from \u201chate raids\u201d and other forms of harassment. As a platform, Twitch often finds itself at the center of controversy when it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}