Twitch deleted more than 15 million bot accounts in 2021

Twitch deleted more than 15 million bot accounts on the platform by 2021. The company reports that non-white-skinned streamers, streamers from the LGBTQIA+ community and streaming veterans suffered the most severe attacks last year.

Angela Hession, vice president of the security department at Twitch, wrote in a blog post in early January that there is no easy remedy against bot attacks, but that Twitch has made some updates in 2021 that should help. She refers to the option for streamers to only allow chat members who have a verified phone number or email address and to a tool that can still be used to trace deleted users with a new account. In addition to improvements to the website, Twitch would also take legal action against the owners of accounts that have carried out targeted attacks.

Writing that Twitch’s security policy has been updated to speed up action against defamation, Hession reminds members of a recent addition to that policy that allowed “very serious” offenses on Twitch, which could also damage members’ physical integrity. can be further investigated. According to Hession, seven million Twitch members go live every month.

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