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Twitch introduces new depreciating strike program


Streamers’ less serious strikes will now decay over time.

But such enormous numbers, combined with Twitch’s age and popularity as a livestream destination, have created unique challenges in how the platform punishes people who violate its rules. Currently, when a streamer violates one of Twitch’s community guidelines, they receive some kind of enforcement action like a warning or a suspension, which then counts against them in the form of a strike. Taken together, this new strategy represents a desire at Twitch to ensure its communities remain safe while allowing members who have made mistakes to learn and grow from their experience.

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