Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform popular with gamers, said it’s trying to make the platform a safer and more inclusive community with the adoption of updated Hateful Conduct and Harassment policies.As part of the new policies, Twitch said, displaying the Confederate flag is now prohibited “given its historic and symbolic association with slavery and white supremacist groups in the U.S.”The updated policies are the culmination of “months of research, community feedback and consultation with trust and safety experts,” according to a Twitch rep.Twitch’s updated policies will apply only to content that is created on or after Jan.
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