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Twitch To Ban Users For 'Hate' on Other Platforms (bbc.com)

Twitch has updated its guidelines so that abuse taking place on other platforms can contribute to a suspension on the streaming site. From a report: Directing "hate or harassment" towards someone on Twitch using other services will be considered a policy violation. Conduct Twitch deems "hateful" on any platform will result in an "immediate indefinite suspension." Sexual conduct rules have also been changed to consider the "context" of a stream. Moderators will pay attention to clothing, the title of a stream, camera angles and chat moderation when deciding whether something is sexually inappropriate.

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  1. Game Experience May Change During Online Play by bigmacx · · Score: 5, Funny

    We really, really shouldn't shed light on the world of text chat and voip in online gaming.

    All you're gonna find is a toxic anti-world where we act in ways we're nothing like in RL and there's a periodic appearance of a squeaker using a surprisingly well-versed foul mouth completely inappropriate for their level of life-experience. I always ask them to put their hot single mom on the headset.

    Squeakers, the Easter Eggs of online gaming.

  2. Re:Good idea by 110010001000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    No one in 2018 uses sexuality for personal gain. That would be exploitation and no modern company would support exploitation of their customers and content creators.

  3. Since Every Tech Company Is Doing This by Kneo24 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sometime soon in the near future, everyone will be banned from everything for something they did that one time, that ultimately, no one gives a shit about.

  4. Re:Funny by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If a woman is dressing inappropriately that can be called out

    No, it can't. Watch out, or you'll be sent to the SJW reeducation camp..

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