As a big Twitch fan, I was really interested to hear about their new changes to how bans work! They’re basically revamping the whole temporary ban system, and it sounds like they’re introducing two different kinds of bans now. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out and hopefully makes things fairer for everyone.
Amazon’s streaming service is changing how it handles account suspensions. Previously, any violation meant complete loss of access. Now, they’ll be more specific, limiting access to just chat features or the ability to stream, depending on the issue.
Twitch is changing its rules so that people who break minor rules won’t be banned from the platform immediately. Instead of a full ban, they’ll receive a different punishment for less serious offenses.
New streaming and chatting suspensions explained
Twitch is adding two new types of temporary bans, announced by Chief Technology Officer Christine Weber: one for streaming and another for chatting.
If someone breaks our rules during a live stream, we’ll temporarily prevent them from going live and turn off chat on their channel. They can still watch other streams, chat on other channels, and use their account features like their dashboard.
Past videos and clips will still be available to watch, so the channel won’t become completely unavailable.
If someone breaks our chat rules, they’ll be temporarily blocked from sending messages. They can still watch streams and continue broadcasting themselves. While suspended from chat, they can still chat on their own channel, but won’t be able to participate in chats on other people’s streams.
Twitch announced that for serious rule breaks, they will suspend users from both streaming and chatting at the same time. The most severe violations will still lead to permanent bans, completely removing access to the platform.
Temporary suspensions will continue to last between 24 hours and 30 days. If you repeatedly violate our policies, you’ll face increasingly serious penalties, with previous violations considered for 90 days, one year, or two years, depending on the type of policy. Receiving multiple temporary suspensions may result in a permanent ban.
Twitch reports that very few users – just 2% of those who are actively on the platform – have ever been suspended. What’s more, most of those who are suspended – around 90% – don’t break the rules again.
Just wanted to let everyone know that things are still the same with the platform’s rules and how things work. The guidelines, terms, reporting, and appeals process haven’t changed at all. If you’ve been suspended and think it was a mistake, you can still review it and appeal the decision through the usual Appeals Portal – it’s still there and working as expected!
Their announcement also explains the overarching policy behind moderation actions:
How serious a rule break is depends on how much harm it causes, or could cause. Harm includes things like physical, emotional, social, or financial damage to someone in the Twitch community, or to Twitch itself.
We’ve created a system to categorize our policies based on how seriously they’re violated. At the most serious level, this covers violations that pose an immediate threat to physical safety. At the less serious end, it includes violations that are minor and might only cause slight inconvenience or annoyance.
Twitch will share more details about the update during its Patch Notes broadcast on February 24th, which will be streamed on its official Twitch channel.
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2026-02-24 21:19