Streamers Boycott Twitch, Over Attacks Targeting, Marginalized Communities.<br />Streamers Boycott Twitch, Over Attacks Targeting, Marginalized Communities.<br />NPR reports that many Twitch users <br />boycotted the platform on Sept. 1.<br />Those involved say the issue is the company's <br />lack of response to so-called "hate raids" that <br />have been reported on the platform recently.<br />Those involved say the issue is the company's <br />lack of response to so-called "hate raids" that <br />have been reported on the platform recently.<br />"Hate raids" involve an influx of bots following a streamer <br />and then spamming the same message in their chat box.<br />"Hate raids" involve an influx of bots following a streamer <br />and then spamming the same message in their chat box.<br />The message is usually something racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise toxic.<br />Raven, who streams under the name RekItRaven, is one of the main organizers of the boycott.<br />They started drawing attention to the issue of <br />hate raiding when it first happened to them in July.<br />NPR reports that it got so bad that the attacks <br />started including Raven's address and <br />personal information about their children.<br />These attacks tend to target streamers from marginalized communities, including <br />Black streamers and queer streamers.<br />These attacks tend to target streamers from marginalized communities, including <br />Black streamers and queer streamers.<br />The Amazon-owned streaming company said <br />in a statement that they support streamers' <br />rights to bring attention to important issues.<br />The Amazon-owned streaming company said <br />in a statement that they support streamers' <br />rights to bring attention to important issues.<br />No one should have to experience <br />malicious and hateful attacks based <br />on who they are or what they stand <br />for, and we are working hard on <br />improved channel-level ban <br />evasion detection and additional <br />account improvements to help make <br />Twitch a safer place for creators, Twitch, via statement
