Twitch is expanding their existing rules, mandating certain usernames are no longer acceptable. Outlined in a new blog post, Twitch confirmed that's designed to reduce harm across their service, disallowing names based around sex, drugs, and other criminal activities.
Elaborating further, Twitch confirmed:
Twitch Expands Username Rules, Banning Drug References
Stating they have "higher standards for usernames" with reducing harm on the platform, there's a fair list of rules surrounding this. That disallows anything based on criminal activity, hateful conduct, sexual harassment, impersonation, references to recreational drugs - excluding alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana - and more.
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