Twitch has announced a new code of conduct, aimed at eliminating harassment of streamers and viewers.The new policy covers behaviour, language, and symbols, and will go into effect from January 22, 2021.
Twitch also specified in the policy that “no exceptions will be made for public figures.”DDoS attacks, hacking, doxxing, or swatting, are now explicitly prohibited.
These behaviours were included in the previous code of conduct, but were under general harassment policy. Twitch has now outlined those behaviours specifically.below are the specific changes for harassment, sexual harassment, and hateful conduct, which also include rules against brigading another person's social media profiles off of Twitch, and the certain use of emotes.
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