Twitch video gamers rise up against ‘hate raids’


This picture courtesy of @chonkikage shows a self portrait of video game streamer Chonki in New York on Aug 26, 2021. Chonki has been one the victims of the phenomenon of 'hate raids' – barrages of racist, sexist and homophobic abuse – that has been making life increasingly unpleasant for minority users of Twitch, the world's biggest video game streaming site. — AFP/@chonkikage

SAN FRANCISCO: Night after night, video game streamer RekItRaven watches as their feed is inundated with abusive messages. Hate raided, yet again.

In recent months the phenomenon of “hate raids” – barrages of racist, sexist and homophobic abuse – has been making life increasingly unpleasant for minority users of Twitch, the world’s biggest video game streaming site.

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