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).
Gnare
shared this idea
AdminTwitch
(Admin, Twitch)
responded
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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DyceNV
commented
Please don't restrict a great way to support streamers! At least add a toggle as suggested so the streamer can decide.
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BeccaEA
commented
Please do NOT remove this feature!!! I actually love sending bits to people Anonymously because sometimes I don't want to be recognized by it.
This is a great thing for a lot of people who maybe lurk and don't want to be called out for donating bits etc. so they do it anon.