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Crackdown! Twitch blocks banned users from watching streams
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Crackdown! Twitch blocks banned users from watching streams

[ad_1] In good news for Twitch streamers, a recent update has brought a new tool to help tackle harassment on the platform. Now, banned users can be prevented from watching streams. This update comes after many streamers expressed concern about harassment issues on Twitch.In the past, streamers could ban users from chatting, but they could not stop them from watching the stream. Now, Twitch has listened to feedback and introduced a solution. Streamers can activate the "Stop banned users from viewing the stream" feature in their Creator Dashboard's moderation settings, TechCrunch reported. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. A Collaborative Effort for Safer StreamingThis new feature is part of Twitch's efforts to make the platform safer. It also works together with Twitch's blocking t...
While Twitter can lose its block feature, Twitch users gain a more powerful functionality
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While Twitter can lose its block feature, Twitch users gain a more powerful functionality

[ad_1] It has been almost a week since Elon Musk made a tweet declaring he will delete the blocking feature on Twitter (now X), and it led to users debating it and many claiming that it will make the social media experience unsafe. But while Twitter decides to take away users' right to block others, Twitch is taking the exact opposite approach. According to reports, it is getting a new feature that will allow streamers to totally block users to the extent that they cannot even watch their streams.In the Patch notes E20 stream, it was announced that Twitch will be getting new features. Trevor Fisher, the company's senior project manager, said, "People want their bans to do more," and introduced a new blocking feature that will let streamers block specific users. Fisher also said that it ...