Twitch streamer speechless after being baited into classic web browser prank A Twitch streamer was left speechless after taking on a dare from his chat went horribly wrong, and they baited him into a web browser prank instead. The interaction between Twitch personalities and their chat is one the most important parts of streaming, as building an engaging relationship is what keeps viewers coming back for more. However, time and time again, streamers have learned the hard way that there will always be those using the \u201clive\u201d aspect to their advantage, where pulling pranks is too easy to resist. From classic donation name pranks, to tricking people to opening risque links, trolls have many tricks up their sleeves. A Twitch partner was an example of this when a dare turned into a hilarious web browser history mishap. Streamer\u2019s chat baits him into revealing Bbrowser history StarCraft 2 streamer \u2018special_\u2018 was in the middle of his broadcast, when someone in his chat dared him to type \u2018por\u2019 into his web browser, which caught the attention of the personality. \u201cType por in your browser? You dare me? Okay, let\u2019s see what happens when I put that in my browser,\u201d he said, taking on the dare from the devious member of his audience. \u201cLet\u2019s see\u2026 por\u2026\u201d he read out loud, as he typed it into his web browser, which then instantly filled in with an adult content website. The streamer was shocked, and quickly closed out of his browser in embarrassment. The prank appeared to reveal the streamer\u2019s web browser history which left him temporarily speechless, before he laughed and exclaimed, \u201cThat was a link, I promise! It\u2019s okay, I promise someone linked that!\u201d He continued to laugh off the incident. \u201cOkay, someone linked me that. So I clicked it by mistake!\u201d he said, as he explained why the risque site content autofilled into his browser. Which to be fair, clicking a link by accident would add it to your browser history. Despite the unexpected moment, the StarCraft player was able to laugh the whole thing off, and continued to his broadcast not letting the moment phase him. The Twitch personality shouldn\u2019t feel too bad though, as the very nature of broadcasts being live to the world means that there will always be someone out there trying to take advantage of the moment. Most streamers have been there before, and have fallen for the same kind of pranks in one form or another. If nothing else, it\u2019s a lesson to not always give the chat what they want, as they could be setting you up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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