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Twitch kept a “do not ban” list to avoid punishing big streamers
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nme.comTwitch kept a “do not ban” list filled with popular streamers, meaning that high-profile figures on the site could not be easily banned by an admin.As reported by Washington Post (thanks, PC Gamer), one former Twitch admin confirmed a “do not ban” list was used to prevent streamers from being suspended “for doing something dumb”.The ‘do not ban’ list was discovered within the recent security breach at Twitch, which caused large parts of the site – including streamer’s financial earnings, source code and more – to be leaked.
As part of the breach, this list – which is five years old – was found.One Twitch employee said that while some entries on the ‘do not ban’ list were included to avoid legitimate issues such as targeted reports, others.
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