Please do not remove the ability to cheer anonymously
Today (Oct 24, 2022) Anon cheering seems to have been disabled for some reason. Please do not remove the ability to cheer Anonymously.
Some of us like to donate bits and don't want to be "recognized" for it. Removing the ability to cheer anonymously will just make us not cheer at all.
If this was somehow something streamers were asking for, then make it a per-stream setting a streamer can toggle (but default ON).
Hey all! Thanks for this thread. We recently deprecated anonymous Cheering after we discovered it was being abused. While we understand some viewers prefer not being recognized for Cheering, we made this change to ensure a safer experience for those who were negatively impacted.
We’ve also heard your concerns on what this means for the future of Bits. This deprecation is not related to any plans to limit Cheering with Bits on Twitch, and is solely focused on providing a safer experience for our community.
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ignorantspoon commented
Leave it alone. Options for folks are important.
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Shyphlosion commented
Literally don't get rid of it. There's no point of getting rid of it. People don't want the recognition of being ID'd for cheering bits. Let them be in peace.
Stop alienating your community before it's too late, Twitch.
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FearlessBiped commented
KEEP. ANON. BIT. CHEERING.
I use it all the time to support streamers when I want to stay lurking.
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ItsShaemus commented
Anonymity permits users who would otherwise wistfully think of supporting to become active supporters. It is an important part of the community and also revenue for creators and platform
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ggalissa_ commented
Twitch please do not get rid of anonymous cheering or cheering in general. Bits are my favorite part of Twitch and streamers put a lot of work in to creating fun bit alerts for their community.
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BellaLessai commented
It is important for the anon feature to be there for the viewer as there are an overwhelming amount of people that will DM and beg for handouts if someone is seen donating a large amount. Instead of getting rid of anon, why not set it to where the user can choose to be anon but Twitch still tracks in case of fraud or abuse. Removing this feature hurts all streamers, big and small, and only sends people to places like Patreon, Ko-Fi, Fanhouse, or Paypal. Therefore removing any profit for Twitch.
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ChloeValantine commented
it's important to keep anon bits and the bits themselves, because a lot of people use them to support their fav streamers, and i have a lot of people who use them anon so they can stay lurking and not be called out.
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cjayride commented
It is important to keep anonymous bit cheering, it has value to my community.
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ShockRizal commented
Please do not remove the anonymous cheers, but please keep track of the usernames incase of a refunding incident to users.
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Tomkirkham94 commented
Do not remove it, like everyone said people are happy to go under the radar and not get recognition for it and keeps hassle to a minimum
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Lord_Mangoat commented
Anonymous cheers/bits/sub gifting should always be allowed. All 3 allow for someone with a bigger wallet who wants to drop those on a content creator to not deal with DM spam or @ messages, begging for handouts. Sure, some want to be known, but not all. Removal of any of these also pushes those who want to support anonymously to do so through PayPal or other means, which results in Twitch not getting a % of that.
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LunaLyrik commented
Taking away anonymous bits removes a user's ability to support their favorite content without being the target of countless dms asking for handouts. Please don't take them away Twitch!
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Amish_Ace commented
Why does it seem like Twitch is trying to phase out bits? This will only HURT the platform.
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aliciawarriorprincess commented
If it weren’t for the anonymous people, we wouldn’t have got the help we as streamers needed or wanted. Please don’t remove this Twitch. Thanks
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itz_giraffe commented
I don’t understand why decisions continue to get made knowing the entire twitch community wouldn’t agree to it. Please do not remove our anonymous button!
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Avey commented
Don't see how removing anonymous cheering improves the twitch experience at all
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HeppiSims commented
I don't understand this decision in the slightest, all it will do is either reduce monetary support for streamers (and twitch) or take it off site where it can be done anonymously. Neither are a good outcome for twitch. This decision should be reversed immediately.
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JeremyThurby commented
I am shocked that Twitch would do this. Being an Anonymous Gift hasn't been an issue. I just don't understand this change. I feel that it helps protect the ones who gift subs and bits.
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PrincessVelvetVT commented
I don’t understand why they’d take away the anonymous option! Some people are more comfortable with that, regardless how big or small the amount may be
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ezz_Breezy commented
Anonymous cheers should not be removed, allow people to keep their privacy if they wish