Moderating an online community is hard, often thankless work — and it's even harder when it happens in a silo. On Twitch, interconnected channels already informally share information on users they ...

When OoeyGooee goes live on Twitch, she boots up a game (lately, Party Animals), sits down to chat with viewers, or pops on a movie. Hundreds of people tune in to watch, chatting alongside her ...

The past few weeks have seen the Internet explode in the number of users hopping not just to stream videos but especially to collaborate and communicate with others. That's true not just for work but ...

Moderating an online community is hard, often thankless work — and it’s even harder when it happens in a silo. On Twitch, interconnected channels already informally share information on users they ...

When Anti-Defamation League researchers set out to study the harassment of political figures on Twitch, they expected to encounter a breeding ground of live abuse. Previous research out of ADL’s ...

The popular Twitch streamer xQc has revealed during one of his recent streams that he doesn't pay his moderators for the work that they do. As he was playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on stream ...

Over the last week, Twitch has been endeavoring to make life a little more pleasant for its users. Considering so many people stuck at home for weeks, possibly even months, the last thing anybody ...

Twitch streamer Ludwig's subathon may have just come to an end after 30 days of non-stop streaming, but as fans wait to see what Ludwig will do next, the streamer and his team are getting some well ...

Streamer Asmongold has raised questions about Twitch's moderation. He suggests a secret list might protect some accounts from ...

“Accidently fell in love with my twitch mod so I flew 30+ hours to be with him. #TwitchIsADatingSite?” she wrote in the tweet. A Twitch moderator, or “mod,” is a designated team member who ensures ...