Twitch responds to new wave of hate raids targetting LGBTQ and women streamers

A new wave of hate raids is being reported by various LGBTQ and women streamers on Twitch. Twitch responded to the claims on Friday by confirming that over the past 24-hours there has been a huge uptick in this activity, saying, “hate has no place on Twitch, and we’ve identified and suspended the Twitch accounts of the individuals participating.” Similar hate raids sparked the #DayOffTwitch boycott last year, where many small and mid-tier streamers took a day off streaming to protest hate raids. A new wave of hate raids descends on TwitchThe new hate raids began on Thursday, with numerous stre…

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