Twitch vows to improve safety as several streamers are accused of abuse
A music streamer called YoungStarling alleged on Twitter that over a year ago, Twitch’s CEO was asked in a recorded all-hands meeting about how the company could address the abuse that’s enabled by the platform. According to YoungStarling, he shrugged it off, saying, “Wow, the things that go on on our platform. [I] can’t really comment.”
These allegations and criticisms come a month after Twitch launched its eight-member Safety Advisory Council, which is supposed to advise the company on several issues, including harassment. However, it’s not clear if the scope of this initiative includes regulating the real-life interactions between Twitch partners and their viewers. Hopefully the company can quickly find some way to hold accountable those who have found a certain level of notoriety via Twitch.