Twitch is rolling out new rules around harassment and hate

Emotes will also be subject to scrutiny under the new policy, even without accompanying text.In terms of harassment, Twitch added the following specific behaviors to its lineup of offenses: claiming the victim of a well-documented tragedy is a crisis actor; encouraging others to doxx, hack, swat or DDoS someone; and inciting malicious raids of another person’s social media profiles.Under the new rules, Twitch has made sexual harassment a separate category and “adopted a much lower tolerance for objectifying or harassing behavior.” Specifically, the following actions are prohibited: repeatedly commenting on someone’s attractiveness when they’ve indicated their discomfort verbally or through time-outs and channel bans; making explicit comments about someone’s sexuality or physical appearance, even if they’re a public figure; and sharing unsolicited nude images or videos.