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Twitch might be quiet on September 1, since many streamers are participating in a boycott to call for more policies and regulations on hate speech.
#ADayOffTwitch is streamers’ way of signaling the serious change that needs to occur in Twitch’s hate speech and harassment policies to better protect users on the platform. Streamers participating in the boycott say that Twitch hasn’t done enough and needs to work with them to develop a viable solution to the problem.
“Having one tweet sent out that says ‘we’re working on things’—that’s just not enough for us anymore,” Twitch streamer Lucia Everblack told Lifewire over the phone.
