- The Twitch platform continues to cause controversy
- You are currently testing the “Boost This Stream ”, where you can pay to promote your favorite creators
- However, the small creators are at a disadvantage against the monsters of the platform
Since last week, Twitch has given much to talk about. Days after announcing new security tools designed to protect streamers Against Hate Raids, the platform owned by Amazon Inc, is testing the feature “Boost This Stream” that will allow users to pay with money to promote the broadcasts of their favorite creators, but there is fear of increasing inequality among the streamers.
Protection against incursions of hate
The raid function was originally designed so that streamers They will send their viewers to someone else’s channel when they disconnect, to boost the little creators. However, malicious users began flooding the creators’ chat with hateful messages, often using bot accounts.
After a boycott by the streamers Where the deal was to not broadcast for an entire day, initiated by the hashtags #DoBetterTwitch or #ADayOffTwitch, the company responded by saying that it would address the issues on channels and make Twitch a safer place for creatives.
The fruits of the effort are reflected in the new Twitch streaming options, which are available from September 30 through the Twitch Creator Dashboard.
Between the New features to protect users against targeted harassment on the platform include: verified chat by phone and email, to adapt new rules in their chats.
Thus, the streamers They will have more control over their channels and who participates in the chat, as they will be able to ask viewers to verify a phone number before chatting. If the verification-based options are not fulfilled, access to the chat will be restricted.
For accounts that chat for the first time, users who chat with registered accounts between 1 hour and 6 months, and users who have followed the channel from 10 minutes to three months, will have to face verification. Instead, VIP users, subscribers and moderators will be exempt from the requirements.
“Boost This Stream ”, the new Twitch feature
The function known as “Boost This Stream” will allow users, paying, to add more visibility to the channel of their favorite creators and thus, they will grow their communities. The option has been appearing in test mode, it will work as follows: during the 10 minutes of transmission, a notification will appear informing viewers of the option and those who decide to participate will face two purchase levels: 1,000 recommendations for $ 0.99 and 3,000 recommendations for $ 2.97.
Although this was already seen since last year, the modification lies in providing more visibility in the Channel Points, that is, the recommendations will have an effect on new users, when they open Twitch they will see on the cover the most paid by viewers.
So far, Twitch has responded to requests from its creators, but the tests of the “Boost This Stream” feature are giving a lot to talk about; although Twitch, in the ideal, wants that with the function streamers smaller ones promote themselves and make their community grow, Some users have expressed their disagreement with the inequalities that are going to be generated, especially with streamers who have larger communities, who will be seen more on the front page and will be more recommended and, in themselves, will have more advantage. These reactions will surely be heard by the platform, as they have shown to be attentive to their consumers and in case they consider unequal competition they could withdraw the changes.
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