The new policy is the first of its kind to punish people harassing others on platforms outside of Twitch.
“Ill believe it when I see it, but I have a good feeling about it.”
It’s an incredibly bold step for Twitch to codify this and to actually put it down in writing.
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Ripley has also experienced online harassment on and off Twitch.
She said she has blocked about 50,000 people on Twitter over the years.
“I see [harassment] all the time,” she said.
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“Im trans, and I see a lot of anti-trans hate online.
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However, Twitch said the categories of off-service harassment behaviors are limited.
Twitch added that it might take time to resolve these types of reports under the new process.
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A Hopeful Change
Ripley said that Twitchs transparency in the process is promising.
While Twitch still isn’t perfect, she said the new policy proves it cares about its users.
