If allowed to chatter and meme unchecked, Twitch chat can grow into an unstoppable avalanche of ugly behavior. Many streamers rely on at least a handful of volunteer or paid moderators, as well as ...

Twitch has recently been bombarded with millions of bot accounts, making live streams difficult, as there is no clear way for players to know who is a legitimate viewer and what the motives are of ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Bots are a known issue for Twitch, Amazon's video game streaming platform. Improved ...

Amid a rise in harassment campaigns carried out by automated bots, companies like Twitch are resorting to a more targeted approach—less “ban hammer,” and more like a bunch of little ban daggers.