Preferred/Disliked ad categories
I would really like it if ads were categorized based on content; I love seeing ads for things like pizza and restaurants, but I HATE having to sit through an unskippable ad for a horror movie/show. If ads were categorized, there could be a section in Twitch options where I could move different tags into "show me more" and "show me less" status based on what I do or don't want to see.

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jikegax commented
Completely agree. I have a serious problems with horror movies/shows... I dont want and dont need this kind of ads... please twitch remove this asap.
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Kittyrinn commented
100% in agreement. The last thing I want when turning to a nice chill stream is to have trigger-worthy advertisements slammed in my face. People who've experienced real-world violence don't need to see it. Many horror movie trailers are not only triggering-worthy, but they are also gross and completely inappropriate for younger viewers. I've actually shut off streams rather than be subjected to some of these adds.
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Aeizalt commented
I completely agree, that's why I came here.
I really don't like horror movies or trailers and I just refreshed the page like 5 times trying to get a different ad.
I don't want to watch these types of ads, I would be fine with watching any other, just give me the option to "Give Feedback" or something.
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Tactoran commented
It'd be really nice to just not have to see ads for movies like Halloween or Don't Breathe 2 etc. I'm completely fine with watching ads as they support twitch and streamers, but don't really appreciate being shown content that I make a point to avoid at all costs for personal reasons.
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cuteanimalartbyitty commented
Yes please. As someone that runs a channel where parents sometimes come in with their children to watch together,I would like the ads displayed, to also be a safe rating for my community.
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HidanHero commented
Pessoal, não acho legal ou seguro a ideia de vender anúncios a empresas de bebidas alcóolicas, drogas lícitas ou qualquer tipo de produto relacionado. Acredito que grande parte dos usuários da plataforma apresentam menor idade, se fazendo necessário um certo cuidado ao lidar com o assunto.
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CryptoUser4 commented
Google and YouTube has implemented this personalized setting to see fewer alcohol and gambling advertisements.
Streamers and viewers should have this option.
Be on the right side of history and support the health and well-being of your customers and employees with this option.
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Nykzom commented
Advertising that can scare
I think it's okay that I'm supposed to watch commercials before a stream (despite being a Prime member). But I don't think it's okay to show ads for horror films. This can be disturbing to certain people, for example children, young adults or especially people with anxiety disorders. They can suffer enormously and are always triggered by such things.
It must be possible for the user to block this kind of advertising and see something else instead.
Yes, there are age restrictions, but people with anxiety disorders are not really catered for.
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Harogna commented
Having PTSD, horror movie ads are triggering for me. Just mentioned this in the Twitch chat I was in, and someone else said they have issues with bright flickering lights as shown in the same ad as I was seeing. This idea as presented would not only make watching ads more comfortable in general if we are forced to watch them anyways, some of us actually suffer from these ads in the current system. Reading the other comments here, there are more examples of this beyond just anxiety or photosensitivity. I feel this idea should get implemented asap and I can't believe OP mentioned this 6 years ago already and it's still not a thing. I'm seriously considering ad-blocker in the meantime, for health reasons.
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Quickmawz commented
I love watching ads on Youtube where the ads are tailored to what I actually want. However, sitting through horror movie ads on twitch is one of the worst user experiences I've ever had on a platform. I'm 32 and male and haven't seen a single horror movie from start to finish in my entire life and plan on doing so. Watching horror film trailers or anything that is excessively gory and violent is just purely unacceptable. Please add a remove ad category option so I can see ads that I actually like and support twitch the way I want to support it. horror film ads will only make me hate twitch more, I will not watch ever a single horror movie film because I saw an ad for it on twitch.
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Charichard commented
Just saw an ad for candy man and another for another horror movie that i muted. With october coming up there really has to be an option to opt out of horror movies.
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DigitalTrek commented
People have been asking for this for years now. I don't want to see Horror ads at 1 am right before bed. I don't care how much Candyman or w/e movie is paying you guys. These ads should not be on Twitch or should be able to be avoided. I'll watch Door Dash 100x before I watch a horror ad.
It goes to show Twitch cares more about money than the viewers since this hasn't been fixed yet.
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kestiepoo commented
I'm not sure where to put this, alcohol ads should not be played on a majority minor website, it shouldn't be targeting the adults that do come.
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DorianDangerous commented
Please let us report ads! At the very least that. But better would be a "Stop Seeing Ads Like This" so that we can stop seeing things like, ads for RATED R HORROR MOVIES. Seriously, I'm having nightmares because the last thirty streams I've joined have had horror ads.
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caseythemossking commented
I’m an alcoholic and I hate seeing alcohol adds.
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blastermasterguy commented
PLEASE STOP SHOWING US HORROR MOVIE ADS!
OUR KIDS SOMETIMES USE THIS WEBSITE GOD DAMMIT!
I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER CRYING HER EYES OUT AGAIN BECAUSE SHE SEES ANOTHER HORROR MOVIE TRAILER ON THIS WEBSITE!
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0bner commented
Please give us an option to remove horror movie ads
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luppip1 commented
Update still can't sleep my anxiety was triggered because a horror film ad. I don't think I'll be watching Twitch for a long while. I know this post is bit unorthodox but, I feel it had to said that horror ads trigger anxiety and we should have an opt out or adds related to content we see.
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luppip1 commented
Hi can you give an option to stop all horror movie ads and replace them with something else. I saw one today that made me very scared when I was going to a retro stream. I can't sleep right now and I am to scared to go back on twitch to watch my favorite streams for fear of seeing the ad again. For the record I am a grown women and I get scared easily.
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Zmi77 commented
I'm getting the same **** add constantly on Twitch, from the getgo the music on the advertisement was super annoying and at the moment I'm already 100% sure that I wont buy the advertised products due to the experience. Could you make it so that I can remove at least temporarily the commercial or indicate that I have no interest on the product and have it dropped of the list of commercials that get played.