Live streaming platform Twitch has two users of engineering bots to flood Black and LGBTQ creators with abuse. The company filed a lawsuit last week alleging that users CruzzControl and CreatineOverdose specifically targeted Black and LGBTQ streamers by filling their stream chats with “racist, sexist, and homophobic language and content,” Buzzfeed News reports. As well as racist and anti-LGBTQ language, a number of streamers had their personal information leaked, including names and addresses. “However, as we work on solutions, bad actors work in parallel to find ways around them–which is why we can’t always share details.”They added: “In the meantime, please keep reporting these egregious attacks. It helps us identify and remove bad actors and their networks, and update tools as behaviors evolve.

Source: MetroXpress September 13, 2021 12:33 UTC