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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DeathbirdMoose commented
What, if any, would be the downside to anonymous donos of any kind? I don't get why they would remove the option.
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unheardspirit commented
please dont remove the anonymous cheer just make it a toggle option if anything not everyone wants their name to be said on stream for cheering or anything like that
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KatLikesTacos commented
Allow content creators to choose if they want to allow anon cheering. Most viewers want the option and removing it globally to protect a handful of content creators is avoiding the much larger issue.
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TheAuroraPhoenix commented
As a streamer myself I always cheer anonymously I don't want other streamers thinking I'm trying to buy their attention. And I'm sure others feel this way to. We need this option to stay
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Chlooeeeexo commented
Please bring it back
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ladysanity commented
People don’t always feel comfortable cheering with their name being shown! Leave this as an option
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LEL_UK commented
Please don’t remove anonymous. I moved to this option to avoid getting scammed. Someone got me for over 2k because I thought I was helping them. I will stop purchasing bits if this comes in.
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psiibiko commented
As a streamer myself, sometimes I prefer to cheer anonymously because I don't want new streamers I just met to think I'm donating to them in order to get sth back or make an impression. I would rather make my impression through chat and organically getting to know others. Please don't take this function away.
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AzurRayne commented
NEVER get rid of the ability to do anonymous acts!
People should have the ability to donate sums of cash or gift subs without being pressured by people in chat to gift them a sub or donate bits to them!
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OriusKhan commented
They've been slowly getting rid of Bits-related features for months. Presumably because they want to get rid of Bits entirely. But haven't said anything about it because they hate communicating what they're planning. Assuming they want to replace it with one of the 2 technically separate but ridiculously similar experiments going on right now... Both lower-value knockoffs of the already more boring & less useful YouTube SuperChat feature.
But since neither of them seem to allow Anonymous payments either, the main point of this original request still stands.
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TacticalUnicornRainbows commented
Make this a toggle option. Make it the Streamers decision to Enable or Disable this.
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TheAlkaris commented
Why would you even consider this Twitch? Yet again another "Who Asked For This?" moment.
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Myjacobcat commented
I personally would love to keep the anonymous cheering because I don't want people to know that I cheered and I don't want people to direct message me about it or say my name in their stream about it. A lot of people are going to be extremely upset if you remove this and more than likely not be on twitch anymore.
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mkRicardine commented
Reducing options in a way that will have a chilling effect on revenue isn't exactly a good business model for Twitch OR the streamers. Content creators have enough challenges already, they don't need the platform reducing options.
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DaddySR commented
I want this to stay, some viewers are not comfortable with showing there name when they support you. Make things toggle only instead of removing them!!!
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KoraKorok commented
Yes, if there are streamers uncomfortable with the anonymous function, then please allow the *streamers* to decide on having that feature. Please do not take it from everyone, and turn it into a toggle feature.
Sometimes people want to support without the spotlight being turned on them.
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Dragon_Zord92 commented
Its a bad idea to get rid of it. Some of us don't need/want the attention drawn to themselves.
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roliver247 commented
This needs to be an *optional* setting for the streamer to decide on, but do not force one or the other on everyone.
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TobisaruJC commented
Donating by default should be anonymous, no matter what the amount. If someone wants credit, they are free to do so openly but not everyone is comfortable on receiving such recognition. Twitch please don’t remove the feature, it scares people away
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crotchety_old_woman commented
As someone with social anxiety, and doesn't want/need my username popping up in someone's stream, this would absolutely cause me to not donate when live. I would rather not have people know the username of people donating, especially large sums of money. It opens the door for people to try and manipulate and take advantage of the users of the platform, as well as possibly removing a stream of income from streamers if people don't want others to know they are donating. Please leave the option to donate to streamers anonymous.