They normally have never followed or have recently followed and send minimal messages in order to gauge the banned term listing. The individuals behind the bots spend time testing the waters by checking to see if certain text characters have not been banned by the streamer.
This is where the 'Import/Export Blocked Terms' comes into play. I'm going to assume that the staff is silently working on the backend to minimize the damage being done from these mass-produced bot accounts, but in the meantime creators should have a way to compete with these bots as they come. Purchase Management: e.g., Checkout, Payment Methods, etcĪllow streamers and mods to Import and Export terms from the stream's blocked terms list, including duplicates of terms that may already have been entered.Īs I'm sure Twitch Staff is well aware, there has been a devastating increase of bots globally harassing creators of many identities. Account Management: e.g., Login, Connections, Password Reset