*not sure the right category, so posting it here, this is a link between ads and tags

Often creators do sponsored streams, perhaps its content from the twitch bounty board, or casino, slots, sponsored stream, a creator codes, etc.

If we had the option to TRIGGER an automatic overlay by using an AD tag or check a box on our creator dashboard before going live if part of our content is sponsored.

When we have AD breaks on our stream we get a prompt saying "Catch username right now after this ad break; stick around to support the stream!"

If we had a similar message like this done by you- "Segments of this stream are sponsored not by 3rd parties not endorsed by Twitch" #ad sponsored content.

I think this would help protect twitch and streamers down the line as regulations change.

twitch is a platform that changed the way of entertainment. Million of person watch real life situations, observing what the streamer does in every moment. And for this, every second count, because you cannot watch it again (technically you can, but if a want to see something recorded I will go to another platform)
Understanding this situation, Twitch cannot use the traditional way of showing ads as the TV or other videos platform does, because the platform works different!
So my suggestion is that Twitch must improve with a creative and different mechanisim of showing ads, creating more engagement with the audience and taking of the frustation of the viewer while they are missing out the transmition.
I dont want to blind yourself with a solution, but I can help you leading the brainstorming if you need haha (its part of my current job😂)

Give mods and streamer ability to give specific users an ad break.

Limit it only to three times before real ban.

Reasoning:
sometimes users will say dumb stuff in chat and/or something offensive instead of banning (which just causes user to make a new account or wait etc) make them watch an ad. Can be a minor punishment. And also can be a reward to spend channel points on. Give another user an ad break could be fun.

However this will make channels toxic in some cases so maybe have it as a feature toggle that a streamer can enable on their channel at will. Also could result in worse chats if they think they can get away with something. Probably better to make an a/b testing for streamers to try out and see if community is less or more toxic.

Ads are getting too much aggressive these days. At first they don't bug me that much because it usually plays when I enter the chat and doesn't play much in mid stream. But now it makes me less interested on watching channels that I don't have subs. It feels like I get them every 2 mins. It's like it's forcing me to buy a subscription. It's really frustrating. The platform is for entertainment but I'm getting less interested going further on watching. Also when there's an error pop up on the stream to refresh the video. Instead of streaming is back. Ads are playing. It doesn't make sense. Does the ads put these error on my screen? Please do something about this. I'm aware that the ads will make the platform on keep going but don't you think this is too much?

Ads should not be shown if a user has been watching a stream for less then 15 minutes.
Example: If I want to check 4 different channels and say hello to them, stay in for 5 to 10 minutes each and then go do something else, I'm forced to watch a minimum of 2 ads each, and they are always the same, this is a deal breaker for me, and I think for many others too.
Of course 30 minutes would be even better, but I know that would be a lot of money that you don't get, so I would'nt hope for so much...