Twitch has been sailing without discussion for several months. Indeed, the security of the streaming platform stands out in several areas. The French pennant Maghla, for example, lifted the curtain. sexual and moral harassment That you suffer every day on Twitch. After his speech, other broadcasters who suffered the same harassment also told their stories.
But that’s not all, as an educational investigation by Bloomberg came to light in September 2022. Several cases of abuse of minors on Twitch. Since these multiple cases, the streaming platform has stepped up its efforts to strengthen the security and protection available to its users, streamers and viewers.
A few days ago, Twitch announced new safeguards for minors against sexual abusers. And on Thursday, December 1, 2022, the streaming platform has formalized the launch of the Shield mod, or Shield mod, in the language of Molière.
Twitch launches Shield mode to increase security with just a few clicks
Simply put, the Shield mod button shape It can be accessed from your channel page, your feed manager, or using the /shield chat commands. According to Twitch, Shield mode combines all available security toolswhile integrating new functions.
The primary purpose of the Shield Mod is to streamers, a way to quickly adapt their accounts and chat security. So, for example, in a few clicks you can activate channel modes (for example, subscriber-only chat), verify the participants in the chat (by checking their email address or phone number), as well as create automatic moderation levels. . But as mentioned above, the main innovation lies integration of two new options :
- mass exile
- banning access to chat to new Internet users
Twitch arms itself against hate raids
First, publishers blacklist certain terms and phrases. While the shield is on, viewers using these emoticons will be banned from chat. As for the second option, the name is pretty obvious: It blocks anyone new to the channel from chatting.
if you understood, Twitch directly targets hate raids A broadcaster’s chat is overflowing with bots pouring insults and insults. “Harassment and hateful behavior can occur in waves, like a targeted attack, and we hope this tool will make it easier to stop a hate raid immediately if it happens to you.” Twitch writes on his blog.
As a reminder, in early November 2022, the government announced its desire to hold a roundtable meeting with Twitch, publishers and video game executives to end online harassment.
