Twitch Rolls Out Machine Learning Tools To Perma Ban Abusers – TheGamer

Months after streamers called on Twitch to do better, it’s finally rolling out a tool to combat abuse. Twitch is rolling out machine learning in the ongoing fight against abusers on the platform. For months, those looking to harass marginalised streamers have seemed to be able to do so unchallenged, but this new tool could stop their attacks before they even begin. Suspicious User Detection will look for certain negative “signals” in users, and if they are deemed suspicious, automatically ban them from using chat. It’s not known exactly what these signals will be, but from the screenshots shared in the announcement, we can see that being first-time chat users and possible ban evaders will be among the red flags. “When you ban someone from your channel, they should be banned from your community for good. Unfortunately, bad actors often choose to create new accounts, jump back into Chat, and continue their abusive behavior”, reads the announcement. The solution, in Twitch’s eyes, is this tool that sorts potential abusers into two categories: “likely” and “possible” ban evaders. Those put in the more severe “likely” tier will automatically be barred from interacting with chat, only visible to creators and moderators. Those…
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