Amazon’s Twitch Bans Users Based on Undisclosed ‘Hate Group’ List

Amazon’s Twitch Bans Users Based on Undisclosed ‘Hate Group’ List
A Twitch logo at Tokyo Game Show on Sept. 21, 2018. Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images
Petr Svab
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Amazon’s livestream video site Twitch will ban from its platform any user it considers to be a member of a “hate group.” The company wouldn’t say what groups it considers as such.

The company said on April 7 that it will start banning users for “serious offenses that pose a substantial safety risk to the Twitch community, even if these actions occur entirely off Twitch.”
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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