October has been an interesting month for Twitch, to say the least. Among recent news is the announcement that prominent Twitch streamer Shroud is making the move to Mixer. His switch follows that of Ninja, who is enjoyi🌼ng his new home over on Microsoft's rival platform.
Twitch has also kept up with controversial and iඣnconsistent bans, many of them targeting female stꦬreamers' clothing choices. However, these moderation issues are minor in comparison to some truly horrific things which happened on the platform this month.
President Donald Trump Joins Twitch
President Donald Trump is no doubt looking to reach out to a wider audience and improve his standing in the polls but Twitch is an incredibly bizarre way to do this. Since the president 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:blamed video games for America's mass shootings, no one has yet figured out why a platform for gamers seemed like a wise move to😼 connect to peopl🐠e.
At the time of writing, he has broadcast three political rallies with a promise of more to come. While the first one gained over 100,000 views, the two after have both attracted less than 10,000. It seems like this may prove to be a bad move for t🃏he president, whose chat channel is already increa🌄singly toxic.
Unfair Bans Cause Distress For Streamers
Twitch continues to have issues with controversial bans and inconsisten🌱t moderation this month.
October began with South Korean streamer "Velvet_7" experiencing a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:panic attack live on stream. This happened as a result of an "accidental" suspension, which came only a week after a 5-week ban which Twitch ad💖mitted was an "error". While she's back on the platform now, the experience ♛has clearly taken a toll on her.
Another streamer who h♊ad viewers worried about their mental health was Dellor, who ended up in hospital after his ban sparked a mental health crisis.
Most recently "Exohydrax" was banned due to her "suggestive clothing" after a large group of trolls 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:spammed her channel with racial slurs and mass reported her.
It appears that these controversial bans, which have huge effects on those who rely on the platform f🐟or an income especially, aren't going away anytime soon.
Inappropriate Comments Make An Unwelcome Return
Unfo💟rt𝓰unately, another issue that never seems to go away is that of streamers making inappropriate comments on their live streams.
This month's Twitch user banned for using the n-word on stream is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:WWE pro wrestler Randy Orton, who uttered the racist slur during a Call of Duty stream. The incid😼ent is only the latest of many, showcasing the fact that gamers need to do better. A culture of using racial and homophobic slurs as "trash talk" has led to this being a sadly frequent occurrence.
October's other prominent streamer who has come under fire for inappropriate comments is Zack "Asmongold" who exposed his frankly horrifying opinion of thos🍬e with mental health issues. He cla𒊎ims that he "cu🅘ts them out of his life" and he "does not deal with them" as they are "disgusting."
While he may have💦 been trying to refer specifically to seemingly unstable trolls who threaten streamers, his statements are highly inappropriate and potentially incredibly dam❀aging.
Streamer Stalkers Are Exposed
One of the more terrifying things to happen on Twitch this month is the exposure of stalkers. The most recent incident concerns Amouranth, whose fans 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:raised concerns after a man was spotted following heꦺr and snapping photos during a recent IRL liv🎀e stream.
While nothing has been proved, this is not the o🌳nly case of harassment exposed on the platform this month.
Earlier this month Twitch streamer Lisa "STPeach" Vannatta confronted a user who goes by the name "jacknbaking" exposing threats made against her. She uploaded screenshots of messages to Imgur and told chat users about having her personal information leaked and being harassed. It's currently unknown if Vannatta has aꦫpproached the police in regard to this issue.
Shooter Livestreams Violent Criminal Acts
This final entry is likely to be one of th♍e mo🐟st horrific and sickening things ever seen on Twitch as an act of terrorism was live-streamed on the platform.
During Yom Kip🦹pur, a religious day of atonement, a shooting took place near a synagogue in Halle, Germany. The terrorist s🦩ickeningly live-streamed 35 minutes of footage before being cut off.
The stream was posted in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive section of Twitꦛter under the categorization "disgusting," which is certainly true. Our hearts go out🅘 to all the victims of this tragedy and anyone affected by these sickening events.