Twitch video gamers rise up against 'hate raids'Swedish lecturer Gabriel Erikkson Sahlin, a 24-year-old trans man, regularly faces transphobic abuse on TwitchSAN FRANCISCO - Night after night, video game streamer RekItRaven watches as their feed is inundated with abusive messages. The hate raids vary in scale: they can involve a handful of people posting hateful messages, or hundreds. "The hate raids have not slowed down whatsoever. But with no end to the hate raids in sight, marginalized streamers say Twitch's appeal is increasingly outweighed by the psychological burden. "Twitch is taking 50 percent of my income -- of all streamers' income -- and they can't even protect us from hate raids," Chonki said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 29, 2021 02:48 UTC