Let VPN users participate in chat on channels where they have VIP status
I understand that your shadowban on VPN users is probably in place for legitimate reasons (ie. to prevent people from ruining the chat experience for others with spam accounts and whatnot). However, if I am a VIP in someone's channel, it doesn't make sense for Twitch to interfere with my ability to participate in their chat. It's kind of annoying having to disconnect from my VPN just to talk to some of my favorite streamers. I don't think the streamers would want their VIPs to be unable to chat with them either.
Again, I'm not asking you to lift the shadowban on VPNs entirely. Just let us talk in chats where the streamer has already explicitly acknowledged that we are a valued member of their community.
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BOLOID_ commented
I'm here right now because i'm blocked from chatting due to my VPN. All Twitch support had to say was to stop ban evading. Beyond insulting.
I suspect VPNs are inconvenient for Twitch because it gets in the way of data harvesting.