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According to Twitch’s latest content policy update, the streaming platform said it would ban “harmful disinformation actors” from using its service.
“We’re proud that Twitch can bring people together – but we don’t believe that individuals who use online services to spread harmful, misinformation have a place in the community. ours,” the company said in a blog post.
According to the company, it will impose the ban on users whose online presence is dedicated to repeatedly sharing harmful disinformation topics that are widely shared and harmful, such as negative news. plot to incite violence, whether it’s on Twitch or not.
“We will only enforce against actors who meet all three of these criteria, and our out-of-service investigation team will conduct a thorough review of each case,” the company said.
Some of the things covered in the policy include COVID-19 vaccines or harmful health information, and content that “undermines the integrity of the civic or political process,” such as fraud. electronic and terrorist or extremist propaganda.
Twitch ensures that it’s unlikely the update will have an impact on most of its streamers or viewers, and harmful misinformation is not common on its platform. But the company wants to take precautionary steps to limit any potential harm.
“Our goal is to ban individuals whose online presence is devoted to spreading harmful, untrue information, from using Twitch,” the company added.
Meanwhile, Reddit joins a growing list of platforms that have taken a stand against Russian state-backed media amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Reddit said in a blog post it would ban users globally from posting links to Russian state media outlets such as Russia Today, Sputnik and their foreign language affiliates.
Additionally, it will continue to not accept ads that target Russia or originate from any government or private entity based in Russia, Reddit announced.
Others who have also decided to remove content, limit detection, or stop actively promoting content from Russia include Meta, Twitter, Google, MicrosoftYouTube, and much more.
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