Update 09/29: Twitch announced a new phone verified chat tool. Allowing streamers and mods to require viewers to verify their account via a phone number or email address before they can interact in ...

Cameron has been holding a controller for about as long as he can remember, developing a special love for The Elder Scrolls and Halo at a young age. When he isn't playing virtual games, he can most ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Following weeks of back-and-forth conversations between Twitch and its streaming community, the ...

Hate raids have become an increasingly disruptive problem on Twitch this year, pushing many of their targets off the platform entirely. Today Twitch announced that it has added new verification tools ...

Twitch has announced phone verification options as well as expanded email settings to help streamers combat harassment on their channels. From today, creators can use phone-verified chat to manage who ...

Streamers can now require account verification via email or mobile phone before allowing viewers to chat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Twitch announced today that it will add new channel-level security features to help curb harassment on the platform. Now, creators and moderators can enable verified chat, requiring chatters to ...

In an effort to curb the tide of hate raids, Twitch has deployed a number of new verification tools that should hopefully make it harder for bad actors to ruin streams, and offer streamers greater ...

The updated tool, currently available on the dashboard, gives creators and moderators the option to limit chat to users who agree to verify phone numbers or email addresses before entering. By Trilby ...

One of the more unacceptable things to occur in regards to livestreaming on Twitch has been the absolute flood of racist and homophobic bot programs that have plagued the platform. Twitch’s early ...

According to the story by CNet, Twitch streamers who were reportedly being regularly harassed in their chats actually held a protest on September 1, 2021. They reportedly started calling for the ...