An analysis of Twitch streams from October 2020 to August 2022 shows Twitch's moderation tools often failed to stop children streaming and adults grooming them
The gaming platform's design enables people to find and exploit kids in real-time — Graphics and illustrations by Rachael Dottle
Predators use Twitch to systematically find, follow and even groom children—sometimes simultaneously. Any kid with a phone can start streaming on Twitch immediately, as opposed to livestreaming competitors TikTok and YouTube. Our story: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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New: Our deep-dive investigation reveals widespread child predation on Twitch. Bloomberg has analyzed thousands of accounts that systematically find and follow apparent kids and pre-teens streaming. Up to 279,000 were targeted. My story: https://t.co/NbrTY1tXeN
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Reports of child predation to the NCMEC increased 73% over the pandemic—and 1,125% on Twitch. Twitch says that's due to growth and improved detection methods, but kids' livestreams can attract hundreds of viewers + thousands of views on archived videos: https://www.bloomberg.com/…