May 14, 2020 04:00 pm
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Twitch establishes a safety advisory council to help it sort out its rules
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Today, Twitch is announcing the formation of its new Safety Advisory Council, a group made up of streamers, academics, and nonprofit leaders that will advise the company on online safety issues. The council will help Twitch draft new policies and update old ones, develop new products for safety and moderation, protect the interests of marginalized people, and identify new, toxic trends emerging from the platform.
On the streamer side, the group is comprised of Twitch partners who have been using the site full-time for years; they’ve brought on CohhCarnage, Cupahnoodle, FerociouslySteph, and Zizaran, who are some of the site’s more prominent (and distinct) personalities. The academics are Sameer Hinduja and T.L. Taylor, who are experts...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21258673/twitch-safety-advisory-council-moderation-online-toxicity
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