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1. No Midroll Ads for qualified users

   One of my favorite streamers started using ad breaks to disable pre-roll ads. That's awesome, it sounds like that will help with gaining new followers! But I don't want to see ads. I was thinking about buying Turbo, but I already have so many "qualifications" (aka revenue) that seem like they should qualify me to not see ads. Here's why I think it's unreasonable:

   • I have Prime
   • I'm Subbed
   • I'm VIP
   • I've donated over 2k bits
   • I've gifted subs

   Suggestion: reaching the 100 bits badge will grant immunity from midroll ads for a month.

   Suggestion: Being VIP grants immunity from midroll ads.

   Suggestion: Having 1k bits badge grants immunity from midroll ads.

   Suggestion: Gifting Subs grants immunity for a period of time, up to indefinite

   Based on average CPMs, each ad generates about $0.01, right? So $9 Turbo would be about 900 ads per month... Ok, end of rant.

   One of my favorite streamers started using ad breaks to disable pre-roll ads. That's awesome, it sounds like that will help with gaining new followers! But I don't want to see ads. I was thinking about buying Turbo, but I already have so many "qualifications" (aka revenue) that seem like they should qualify me to not see ads. Here's why I think it's unreasonable:

   • I have Prime
   • I'm Subbed
   • I'm VIP
   • I've donated over 2k bits
   • I've gifted subs

   Suggestion: reaching the 100 bits badge will grant immunity from midroll ads for a month.

   Suggestion: Being VIP grants immunity from… more

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2. Ads Overhaul

   Dear Twitch,

   I think I speak for most of the streaming community when I say we do NOT like your new mid-roll strategy. Ads are among the biggest annoyances on the site and the solution is not to give us more ads. Here are some ideas on making ads on Twitch better for both the creator and the viewer.

   1. Give the creators an actual cut of the ad revenue
      Right now, this is absolutely peanuts when you compare it to other video content sites, it’s actually insane. This would make running ads also a bit more attractive for creators and viewers will know that these ads would actually support their favourite creators a lot more than now.

   2. Make your ads shorter and skippable
      The ads that are currently running on Twitch are often way too long. Myself and other viewers have often skipped these ads by simply going to a different channel, that is not okay. That should not happen.

   3. Consider adding closable lower third ads
      When you first launch a stream you can have a lower third ad hovering over the videoplayer. Be sure to make it so that viewers can click these away.

   4. Let creators and viewers (individually) control mid-rolls
      I really like the fact that as a creator you can roll an ad, for instance, when you need to take a snack break or toilet break. What if we add a feature like that for every viewer. Let’s say you have a button somewhere next to the stream that viewers can opt for an ad to support their favourite creators, this way both the creator and the viewer has more control over when they want to see ads.

   5. Bits for ads
      Why is this not a thing worldwide? This is such a nice concept and should be implemented all over the world because it gives the chance for viewers that can’t afford a sub or bits to give bits anyway by just saving them up by watching ads here and there. This can go hand in hand with the ad button for viewers.

   6. A certain amount of paid subs (gift subs excluded) = Twitch Turbo
      Lastly, make it so that viewers that have a certain amount of paid subscriptions across multiple channels have Twitch Turbo perks. However, they could still opt to see ads to support a streamer with the button and still see mid-rolls from the streamer.

   In summary, I think there is a lot to learn from other platforms in regards to ads on Twitch. These are just some loose ideas, I’m sure there are plenty of people that have better ideas than me or that can make these ideas even better. Thank you for reading and hopefully, maybe, something will be done with this.

   Special shoutout to @HarrisHeller and @Jasper55RL (both on Twitter) for providing some of the points talked about in this post.

   Dear Twitch,

   I think I speak for most of the streaming community when I say we do NOT like your new mid-roll strategy. Ads are among the biggest annoyances on the site and the solution is not to give us more ads. Here are some ideas on making ads on Twitch better for both the creator and the viewer.

   1. Give the creators an actual cut of the ad revenue
      Right now, this is absolutely peanuts when you compare it to other video content sites, it’s actually insane. This would make running ads also a bit more attractive for creators and… more

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3. Stop with the Ads, Bring back Prime users being Ad free!!!

   Since this change I've been driven further and further away from Twitch.tv as a platform. I find it ridiculous that the only way to not have to see this annoying Ad spam is by using my ONE prime sub or just not watching content on Twitch.tv. There is a major problem with that approach, and until something changes (and I'm certain thousands of others would agree here), I will no longer be using this platform for my viewing pleasure.I hope you guys get this figured out and find a better solution soon, like putting the Ads responsibility back on individual streamers, since that empowers THEM to generate revenue for themselves, as opposed to the obviously fake cop-out of "this ad supports -insert random streamer here- " since that just seems so disingenuous.

   Since this change I've been driven further and further away from Twitch.tv as a platform. I find it ridiculous that the only way to not have to see this annoying Ad spam is by using my ONE prime sub or just not watching content on Twitch.tv. There is a major problem with that approach, and until something changes (and I'm certain thousands of others would agree here), I will no longer be using this platform for my viewing pleasure.I hope you guys get this figured out and find a better solution soon, like putting the Ads responsibility back on individual… more

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4. Turbo badge loyalty program like the subscriber badges.

   Have the Turbo bages in tiers like you can have the subscriber badges.

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5. Dealing with people that spoil

   Like many streamers, I've dealt with people coming into my stream with the sole intention of spoiling the game that I'm playing. My most recent incident was yesterday and it got me thinking about how to try and prevent this. I think I've come up with a three step process that is logistically doable because the general idea of the systems are already in place. I honestly don't expect this to be implemented but I figured I'd post it anyway.

   First you'd have to report sed user for spoiling. This is the easiest but also most cumbersome step because it requires Twitch staff to physically check each case. Luckily the system to prove that someone posted a spoiler is in place: Chat Replay. The person reporting would have to provide a link to the VOD and the time at which the spoiler was posted.

   Second, after it is confirmed that a user posted a spoiler, that person is given the class of Spoiler. What I mean by that is, much like users can be Subscribers or Twitch Turbo users, the user is tagged (whether publicly or just in the code) as a Spoiler. This is the most important step because …

   Step three is allowing a setting that prevents people tagged as Spoilers from chatting in your channel. My thought process is that it'd work the opposite of 'Sub-only mode' or the same as preventing people without verified email from chatting.

   My idea seems sound to me, but it of course requires manual intervention from Twitch staff and is completely subjective. I've personally had a bunch of people post minor spoilers accidentally and would only use this for someone like the guy yesterday who came in, posted the major spoiler, and then said “loooooool.” Other users may use this feature more liberally and potentially cause a bunch of people to be tagged as Spoilers. Yes people can still create new accounts and spoil again, but I think this would at least help prevent a few streamers from having games intentionally spoiled.

   Like many streamers, I've dealt with people coming into my stream with the sole intention of spoiling the game that I'm playing. My most recent incident was yesterday and it got me thinking about how to try and prevent this. I think I've come up with a three step process that is logistically doable because the general idea of the systems are already in place. I honestly don't expect this to be implemented but I figured I'd post it anyway.

   First you'd have to report sed user for spoiling. This is the easiest but also most cumbersome step because it… more

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6. Discount when purchasing bits for twitch turbo users

   Allow twitch turbo users who want to purchase bits for the new cheer system get a 5% discount in total price so that would be an extra benefit in being a turbo user on the site

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7. Don't show an ad when a channel begins to host

   Overall, ads on Twitch are reasonable and not too intrusive, but this one quirk makes it more difficult for small streamers to support each other.

   If someone ends their stream by hosting mine, I would like to be able to thank them and welcome them and any viewers who came along with them. But at the moment that I receive the host notification, I have to assume that none of them can see me because an ad just started playing for them. And if I host another streamer at the conclusion of my stream, my viewers and I don't get to see their reaction unless without pre-loading their stream, or watching the VOD later, or enabling an adblocker.

   Revenue from host-transition ads must be next to nothing, and this does not seem like something that is done to nudge people towards paying for Turbo because the hosted streamer obviously cannot assume that most of the viewers coming over to their channel have Turbo.

   Overall, ads on Twitch are reasonable and not too intrusive, but this one quirk makes it more difficult for small streamers to support each other.

   If someone ends their stream by hosting mine, I would like to be able to thank them and welcome them and any viewers who came along with them. But at the moment that I receive the host notification, I have to assume that none of them can see me because an ad just started playing for them. And if I host another streamer at the conclusion of my stream, my viewers and I don't get… more

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8. Invitation mode

   1. Introduction
      Hello, my name is Erik and I have been watching on and off for about 2 years now. Lately, seeing how much twitch have grown, I have come up with an idea.

   2. Background
      Twitch is becoming bigger and bigger and there is a lot of broadcasters that have a lot of subscribers in their channels. Two years ago, entering subscribers-only mode would almost without a doubt kill spam from any channel.

   But today is not two years ago, a lot of broadcasters have a lot of subscribers. Sometimes, even subscribers-only mode can be a lot of spam and bring annoyance to the broadcaster.

   1. Idea Introducing invitation mode, a mode where specific users, who is invited by the broadcaster's moderators can talk with other invited users.

   3.1 Example of users who are invited by default
   These are the users who can talk in the channel.
   a) Twitch's staff, Twitch's administrators, Twitch's global moderators, broadcaster's moderators and finally the broadcaster itself. Per default.

   b) Invited channel subscribers and invited viewers.

   So to clarify, these people can talk in this channel by default
   a) Twitch's staff (wrench icon), Twitch's administrators (shield icon), Twitch's global moderators (axe icon), broadcaster's moderators (sword icon) and finally the broadcaster (camera icon) itself.

   These are the people who cannot talk in this channel by default
   a) Channel subscriber, channel viewer and Turbo viewer.

   1. Why is this idea good?
      Any broadcaster, regardless of size, should be be able to control how their chat works. If the broadcaster which has a lot of subscribers has a lot of toxicity and unwanted comments in their subscribers-only chat and wishes for a bit more of a controlled environment, the broadcaster should be able to have a chat room filled with their desired community members.
      Same can be said for a chatroom with a smaller portion of daily viewers. For example, a users has won a giveaway and should provide a link with the broadcaster's moderators, that person could be invited to this mode and have a regular conversation with the present moderators.

   2. Conclusion
      This idea could of course have a bit of finalizing touches but the basic principle is there. A broadcaster, its moderators and twitch staff should be able to control a chat room. This gives more options rather than just entering subscribers-only mode.

   3. Bonus (trivia, not sure what to call this)
      This mode could be activated by any of the Twitch's staff, Twitch's administrators, Twitch's global moderators, broadcaster's moderators or the broadcaster by the command /invitational, just like /subscribers for subscribers-only mode.
      Same mode can be de-activated by any of the users written in the past sentence with the same command.

   Thanks for reading!

   1. Introduction
      Hello, my name is Erik and I have been watching on and off for about 2 years now. Lately, seeing how much twitch have grown, I have come up with an idea.

   2. Background
      Twitch is becoming bigger and bigger and there is a lot of broadcasters that have a lot of subscribers in their channels. Two years ago, entering subscribers-only mode would almost without a doubt kill spam from any channel.

   But today is not two years ago, a lot of broadcasters have a lot of subscribers. Sometimes, even subscribers-only mode can be a lot of spam and bring… more

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