Valkyrae explains why she\u2019s never taking her chat out of member\u2019s mode Instagram: ValkyraeYouTube streamer Rachel \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter has decided she\u2019s keeping her stream chat to members-only mode forever, following an onslaught of \u201cdisrespectful\u201d comments from trolls. The 100 Thieves star, who was recently named the most-watched female streamer on the internet, has previously spoken about the effects her career has had on her mental and physical health, and has always been open with fans about her stream-related decisions. Now, following a particularly troll-heavy stream, Valkyrae has shared that she\u2019ll be keeping her YouTube chat members-only, citing the high volume of \u201cdisrespectful\u201d comments and the lack of moderation tools on the video platform as her reasons. Why Valkyrae is keeping her chat members-only Rae has revealed that, in an attempt to combat trolls and hateful comments, she will be setting her YouTube chat to members-only, which means only those who are paid members of her channel can comment. \u201cSince the last stream, I decided that was the final straw. It\u2019s not a member vs non-member thing, it\u2019s just a respect thing, and there are zero moderation tools on YouTube. I am not going to have it out of member\u2019s mode ever again,\u201d she explained. While she did offer some hope for non-members by hinting that she might take chat out of members-only mode for a \u201cspecial occasion\u201d in the future, it does seem likely that members-only chat is the future for Valkyrae. \u201cChat has affected me way too much, and there\u2019s just not enough utility to moderate a chat that is as active and fast as this one,\u201d she continued. \u201cPeople were trolling about the BLM movement and stuff, and just being entirely disrespectful to the point where it\u2019s like, I don\u2019t want to see that anymore. \u201cThose of you that have been watching me since I switched to YouTube know that I\u2019ve been trying my best not to make it members-only chat \u2026 but I\u2019m officially convinced it\u2019s impossible, and I\u2019m not going to feel guilty for having it in members-only mode anymore.\u201d Fortunately, most fans were understanding and supportive of her decision, with one writing: \u201cGood on her, [the] internet can be toxic sometimes not to mention she just feels calmer [now].\u201d Another added: \u201cI\u2019m not a member and I\u2019m glad she\u2019s keeping in members-only mode. Too many random haters and trolls hop in and it ruins the stream for Rae, and everyone else watching.\u201d It\u2019s not the first time Valkyrae has spoken out about the negative aspects of streaming. She recently revealed that she\u2019s on the verge of quitting GTA RP because of the \u201cbad vibes\u201d it brings in her chat. Despite the trolls, things are only looking up for Valkyrae. She recently became co-owner of esports organization 100 Thieves alongside CourageJD, becoming one of the first women co-owners in esports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Valkyrae explains why she\u2019s never taking her chat out of member\u2019s mode Instagram: ValkyraeYouTube streamer Rachel \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter has decided she\u2019s keeping her stream chat to members-only mode forever, following an onslaught of \u201cdisrespectful\u201d comments from trolls. The 100 Thieves star, who was recently named the most-watched female streamer on the internet, has previously spoken […]<\/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-63244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63244","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=63244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}