Streamers boycott Twitch over 'lack of action’ against ‘hate raids’

Popular Twitch streamers boycotted the platform yesterday after so-called "hate raids" that have been playing out on the platform against users.

Streamers built momentum with their boycott with the hashtag #aDayOffTwitch as organisers say the core issue is the company's lack of response to the "hate raids".

A hate raid occurs when a streamer is live and they receive an influx of bots following them and then spamming the same message in their chatbox, usually, the comments are of a racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise toxic nature.