{"id":372030,"date":"2025-10-26T19:42:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T19:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2170728"},"modified":"2025-10-26T19:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T19:42:52","slug":"twitch-and-other-video-platforms-must-take-new-measures-to-protect-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/twitch-and-other-video-platforms-must-take-new-measures-to-protect-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch and other video platforms must take new measures to protect users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/twitch-and-other-video-platforms-must-take-new-measures-to-protect-users.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Video-sharing platforms such as Twitch will have to take further measures to protect users from harmful content, according to Ofcom.<\/p>\n<p>New regulations are intended to protect users from content relating to terrorism, child sex abuse and racism, with VSPs such as Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat and Vimeo expected to take &#8220;appropriate measures&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-06-twitch-and-other-video-platforms-must-take-new-measures-to-protect-users\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-06-twitch-and-other-video-platforms-must-take-new-measures-to-protect-users\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video-sharing platforms such as Twitch will have to take further measures to protect users from harmful content, according to Ofcom. 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