{"id":430265,"date":"2025-11-05T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2178943"},"modified":"2025-11-05T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:00:40","slug":"twitch-launches-new-tool-to-safeguard-chat-from-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/twitch-launches-new-tool-to-safeguard-chat-from-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch launches new tool to safeguard chat from harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/twitch-launches-new-tool-to-safeguard-chat-from-harassment.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twitch has launched a Suspicious User Detection tool to help safeguard streamers and their chat from abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The tool comes in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-27-twitch-reporting-launching-new-security-tools-to-combat-hate-raiding\">hate raids and harassment<\/a> on the platform, particularly for streamers from marginalised communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-01-twitch-launches-new-tool-to-safeguard-chat-from-harassment\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-01-twitch-launches-new-tool-to-safeguard-chat-from-harassment\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitch has launched a Suspicious User Detection tool to help safeguard streamers and their chat from abuse. 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