New Twitch Feature Can Block Streams, Restrict Messages – OpenCritic

A new suite of Twitch features gives parents the power to restrict certain features, ranging from blocking certain streams to disabling DMs. The Twitch change follows a broader trend in the gaming industry focused on protecting children. The massively popular Amazon-owned streaming platform gives fans a wide variety of ways to watch their favorite streamers. Twitch’s content library has expanded far beyond its gaming origins, with many streamers using the IRL category to share parts of their personal lives with fans. The platform also allows creators to save their recordings as video-on-demand content on Twitch, with viewers able to go back and watch older broadcasts and clip highlights after a livestream is over. Now, Twitch is making some major changes to help parents protect their children when using the platform. Former Twitch streamer Asian Andy is pushing for the platform to reverse his 2017 banning, following similar recent incidents on the site. A set of new parental controls coming to Twitch provides several tools for limiting what content teenagers aged 13–17 can access. One of the biggest changes in the update concerns what content children can view on Twitch, allowing parents to restrict their child’s access to… See full article
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