Provide transparent and clear communication about changes to function and features of Twitch.
Twitch has asked us to hold them accountable and we have been met with a wall of silence accompanied by shadow changes like the ones made to auto-hosts.
Twitch must communicate to creators with transparency about the plans and the data that leads to them. Without streamers there is no Twitch. We deserve to be able to ask questions and voice concerns about potential changes to the platform that we make possible.
These are the changes we would like to see:
Allow for comment periods in advance of finalizing rollouts of changes to existing features.
Provide open access to data from studies that lead to changes to the function and features of Twitch.
Communicate clear timelines for rollouts of new features and changes to existing features to allow streamers adequate time to prepare.
Provide a roadmap of expected changes to Twitch so that creators can understand the trajectory of the platform that many of us at least in part make a living on.
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ericrr5 commented
It's about time to be more transparent Twitch!
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BetweenTwoGays commented
Twitch has been telling us to hold them accountable at least since 2018, https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/961696965909086208?s=20, and more recently in the “Let’s Chat: Updated Tags” livestream from 5/26/2021 discussing the new identity tags in the lead up to Pride month, https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1035924096?filter=archives&sort=time