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1. TWITCH should Finally pay the ASCAP music fees and this will not be an issue
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2. Leak of user data

   How is that Twitch is silent about leak? You should be first to inform your customers that there is one.

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3. DMCA Management Tool

   With the wave of mass-deletion we have found that the methods for reviewing DMCA claims and taking appropriate action has been like trying to change a light bulb with no hands.

   I propose:

   Since all deleted content is held in archives, it should become viewable to only the streamer who can selectively re-publish content that does not have DMCA strikes. Furthermore, they can take action to mute content, appeal or delete the content totally.

   Any content with a DMCA strike goes into the "hidden" directory that the creator can access. They will then have some options for how to handle it. The portions of video with DMCA strikes will be highlighted but can be adjusted and sent for review. This is to combat the auto-mute system from over-muting a video.

   From this dashboard, a creator can either upload their license and documentation or send an appeal with reasoning.

   I also suggest that Twitch add the name of the rightsholder and the song/sound. That way a user can fact check on their own end and make an informed appeal if necessary.

   Twitch should also make available a list of games that are frequently DMCA'd due to their in-game soundtrack. Some companies care and others don't. We'd like to know beforehand which games to spend money and time on.

   With the wave of mass-deletion we have found that the methods for reviewing DMCA claims and taking appropriate action has been like trying to change a light bulb with no hands.

   I propose:

   Since all deleted content is held in archives, it should become viewable to only the streamer who can selectively re-publish content that does not have DMCA strikes. Furthermore, they can take action to mute content, appeal or delete the content totally.

   Any content with a DMCA strike goes into the "hidden" directory that the creator can access. They will then have some options for how to handle… more

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4. Users randomly banned without ever being banned

   There is a bug I've seen a few dozen times where a user will be banned in a channel without ever having talked in it or, more importantly, without a record of a ban occurring from any moderators. These bans are always on 7/25/2019, at 4:39 PM, and are often done by someone who wasn't a moderator of the channel at the time. Unbanning these users works as normal, but they need to request an unban or we can't fix anything - meaning we have no idea how widespread this issue is.

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5. We need more of a strict change in the Community Guidelines for "Sexually Suggestive Content".

   I'm a streamer on this platform, and have been for quite a few years. I would like to talk about some issues that I have with the new code of conduct of community guidelines if you would give me the chance, and that would be the dress code here on twitch.

   Twitch is a platform for all who wish to voice their opinions, play games, or provide any sort of entertainment, and I'm all for supporting that. However, there is an on-going problem that I am noticing every day, and it's getting worse. I am a female streamer on twitch. I work hard to get viewers, I advertise myself, and I always try to be as engaging as possible. However what really bothers me is this dress code, or rather, the lack of enforcing of this dress code.

   There are other female streamers on this platform, and that is a great thing to have for diversity of all streamers, but what is not okay is the fact that twitch is becoming more of an "adult" streaming site. What do I mean by this? Quite simply here. In the just chatting sections, everyday, I find other female streamers who are skyrocketing to partnership, and all of their streams revolve around sexually suggestive attire, and selling lewd snap chats for subscriptions on twitch. And it's working too well.

   This kind of content is not the reason why I stream on twitch, and quite frankly it should not be allowed. Females streamers who do this are actively abusing the system by selling their bodies essentially for views, subscriptions, followers, and more. You state in your code of conduct rules that there is no under boob showing allowed, yet I see many streamers doing this, and have reported videos of violators many of times, to see nothing done about it. You state there are no ****** cams, yet there are videos of female streamers spreading their legs and putting them behind their heads to give a full on view of that region, and yet nothing has been done about it, after being reported multiple times on multiple incidents, of multiple days.

   There are many new up-and-coming female streamers who are doing this, who are easily getting partnered through staying heavily grey, or borderline breaking the code of conduct rules, especially the new community guidelines that twitch has recently updated. Cleavage should be covered up. There shouldn't be windows to your chest. There shouldn't be cameras pointed at certain regions of your body that are used for ****** purposes. There has been female streamers who are actively taking their breasts out on stream for followers, and only take a 3 day suspension, but continue to grow and unlock affiliate and partnership.

   What I also don't get is how body painting streamers are allowed to stream topless, and it's considered "art" but they paint sexually suggestive attire on their bodies, and yet STILL people are getting banned for drawing 2D female anatomy pictures, and being suspended without drawing nipples on these 2D Characters.

   I hope you understand this, and the reason why I bring this up, is because AS a female streamer, It hurts us who do not do this. It makes us all look bad. In fact, a lot of the community now EXPECTS us to follow these examples. Every time I advertise my twitch now and state that I am female, the first question I always get is if I have an onlyfans, or do I sell my pictures on snap chat, or if I'm a "***** streamer", or the classic "feet pics/bath water".

   All these derogatory remarks and harassment via my chat all because of stuff like this. It's to the point where it's driving me away from wanting to stream on twitch. What's worse, is that these streamers that I am actively reporting, are showing up in my recommendation feeds. It's a constant reminder that lewd streaming is overcoming the platform and is expected of us females in order for us to grow, and that's not the mindset I wish to take part in on twitch.

   I would like this to be addressed. I hope you read this and can help supply this information, or at least have this topic discussed and revisited, as I feel it would do much better to this platform.

   ~Sincerly, A concerned female streamer.

   I'm a streamer on this platform, and have been for quite a few years. I would like to talk about some issues that I have with the new code of conduct of community guidelines if you would give me the chance, and that would be the dress code here on twitch.

   Twitch is a platform for all who wish to voice their opinions, play games, or provide any sort of entertainment, and I'm all for supporting that. However, there is an on-going problem that I am noticing every day, and it's getting worse. I am a female streamer on twitch.… more

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6. Password/2FA Requirement on Change Payout Method (Twitch Affiliate/Partner).

   This feature very important for every streamer earning from Twitch.

   Logon 2FA Requirement do not enough for who got hacked by silent.
   And too many streamer don't check email.

   In case my friend (twitch affiliate) got hacked.
   It changed payout information without email notification(don't know reason).
   And got her earn to hacker paypal account.
   Region support can't help or slow progress, suggest to contact HQ Twitch.
   Too many step progress to resolve this case and unsure it resolve.
   Streamer have concern can got hack again if change new password and change payout back.
   Investigated don't know why got hacked, That pc don't install any suspicious software or chrome extension.

   I think this feature too important. "Password authentication or 2FA when who need to change his Payout Information".

   Second Suggest, Twitch should sent email notification before payout someone about 5-7 days.
   because streamer can break or call support if payout information is incorrect before money gone.

   This feature very important for every streamer earning from Twitch.

   Logon 2FA Requirement do not enough for who got hacked by silent.
   And too many streamer don't check email.

   In case my friend (twitch affiliate) got hacked.
   It changed payout information without email notification(don't know reason).
   And got her earn to hacker paypal account.
   Region support can't help or slow progress, suggest to contact HQ Twitch.
   Too many step progress to resolve this case and unsure it resolve.
   Streamer have concern can got hack again if change new password and change payout back.
   Investigated don't know why got hacked, That… more

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7. To check cases more often and not take care only of Verified users

   I have suspension for 30 days.. The suspension is over since 11 February, now it is 31 March and I am not yet unbanned? Why? I've made 10 cases and Twitch still does not response.. How more should I wait??

   My banned account: nameless2g

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8. Subscribers safety

   Allow subscribers to Block from their view, conversations with Mods in all environments if the Mod has continued to be aggressive & abusive. Subscribers should not be subjected to bullying. As a subscriber, some channels are not safe zones because the Mod is “security” for Streamer and not an agent of a safe healthy community. I have unsubscribed to these channels in an effort to protect my peace. I have requested Mod to refrain from messaging or attempting to communicate as it is always negative & toxic. Please consider allowing subscribers/customers to have more control over their engagement.

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9. Add An Option To Mute Clips

   Add An Option To mute all sound in a clip. Music Bots Not Letting People make clips with any music in the background. Let Users be able to make highlights without sound

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10. Muting is impacting musicians performing works in the public domain

    I had a stream of myself playing piano auto-muted due to an erroneous copyright issue. I was performing Mozart's Sonata in C Major and Mozart's Fantasia in D Minor, and the copyright conflict was for other artists' rightfully copyrighted performances, not for the piece in question that I was performing.

    I'm betting that the auto-mute algorithm could be smart enough to know when somebody is performing a piece vs playing from a recording.

    Until this is fixed, this feature will disproportionately affect musicians using Twitch to perform works that are in the public domain.

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11. Collaborate to form an industry trade group and licensing collective

    Twitch has become a lifeline for many streamers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular club and mobile DJs whose only source of income has been cut off in recent months. Therefore, it is essential that streaming services like Twitch remain a viable outlet for music users, while providing fair compensation to songwriters, recording artists, and record labels.

    Unfortunately, U.S. copyright law is still vastly out of touch within the marketplace for independent DJs, many of whom make little or no income from their online broadcasts. This certainly presents a unique challenge in the case of Twitch. DJs either run the risk of DCMA takedown notices from rightsholders or else they must clear all the nececssary performance rights themselves.

    Needless to say, negotiating individual licenses can be extremely costly and time-consuming even with a team of lawyers. And that doesn't guarantee that the rights in all musical works and sound recordings both domestic and foreign will be cleared for use, particularly in the case of unsigned artists and record labels with a much smaller catalog.

    The current statutory license, administered by SoundExchange, is also cost prohibitive at $500 minimum annual fee per channel. For a streaming service like Twitch where the predominant content is not music, that is hardly a viable alternative to securing individual licensing from rightsholders. Of course, it's also questionable whether existing copyright law even accounts for the interactive multimedia nature of a streaming service like Twitch, with animated video overlays, live camera feeds, etc.

    Therefore, I propose a two-fold solution:

    a) We need a one-stop licensing collective for independent online DJs to efficiently and economically secure the performance rights in sound recordings. This is something I'd long been interested in pursuing under the moniker of "Bitwax". Now more than ever I believe this may prove vital to the interests of recording artists, so many of whom are losing a significant revenue stream from lack of in-person concerts.

    b) We must work diligently with lawmakers and the RIAA to introduce a statutory license specially catering to independent DJs for their limited commercial use of sound recordings in online broadcasts, including a reasonable royalty rate and recordkeeping requirements. This could be expanded with a secondary licensing tier to accommodate live streaming of video games, in which the music serves only as an ancillary component of the broadcast.

    In 2006, I launched the Small Webcaster Community Initiative, in which I helped to lobby for the interests of small commercial Webcasters in association of SaveNetRadio and other industry partners under CARP. In light of these recent events, however, I am thinking it would be well worth reviving that coalition as an industry trade group, not only to protect the interests of streaming services like Twitch but also to finally give independent DJs (and gamers) a viable means in which to support the musicians that they know and love.

    Leslie Krause
    www.smallwebcaster.org

    Twitch has become a lifeline for many streamers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular club and mobile DJs whose only source of income has been cut off in recent months. Therefore, it is essential that streaming services like Twitch remain a viable outlet for music users, while providing fair compensation to songwriters, recording artists, and record labels.

    Unfortunately, U.S. copyright law is still vastly out of touch within the marketplace for independent DJs, many of whom make little or no income from their online broadcasts. This certainly presents a unique challenge in the case of Twitch. DJs either run… more

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12. fix it

    listen this isnt an idea but more of a request could we stop and think maybe female streamers are just a bit too much for example itspinkie like why is she putting her mic on her privates so people can hear her **** and the fact shes partnered its shocking my channel is very small i get at least 3- 5 viewers and im a furry the lowest of the low the kind that people frown at when they see but i at least show some moral restraint when talking to my viewers i hate the fact that most women get more viewers than guys because of this nasty **** they do for views and not only that they some how by pass the rules on clothing like is it too much to ask for a bit of farness for everyone regardless of social differences
    and also their should be a better report system so i dont have to come over here and rant about women being gross like kids watch twitch streamers what kind of a world do we live in where thats ok anyway thats all i have to say thank you for reviewing my thoughts on this matter

    listen this isnt an idea but more of a request could we stop and think maybe female streamers are just a bit too much for example itspinkie like why is she putting her mic on her privates so people can hear her **** and the fact shes partnered its shocking my channel is very small i get at least 3- 5 viewers and im a furry the lowest of the low the kind that people frown at when they see but i at least show some moral restraint when talking to my viewers i hate the fact that most women… more

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13. Appeals process for DMCA strikes and more consistency regarding reprecussions

    Hi,

    My ideas are as follows and some probably already mentioned.

    Firstly - I do acknowledge that playing copyrighted music is a risk taken on when it is played, whether it's in-game or nightbot/itunes/spotify or other media player.

    In the past, VODs were muted with a red bar on the bottom of VODs to show where copyright-flagged audio was detected.
    I would advise going back to this and adding some sort of mouse-over tag so we can see what track/s were flagged and by whom so that it can be contested if necessary to ensure no abuse of the DMCA system.
    Twitch auto-deleting content is ill-advised as streamers have literally no comeback in the event a false claim is issued.
    Some sort of manual review process for DMCA claims where action against a Twitch channel may be required so streamers have some sort of opportunity to defend themselves. They are your community afterall, at least enable them instead of sweeping the problem under the rug by deleting stuff or whipping out channel bans because there is inconsistency with this.

    Lastly - Holding streamers responsible for copyrighted content on already deleted VODs shouldn't be a thing since they no longer have control over them. It seems that VODs are stored on Twitch's server even after deleted by the streamer so some sort of protection here would be nice, or at least lock if off from external review if you NEED to keep VODs beyond their deletion period for legal reasons.

    Lastly part 2 - I do agree that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act does need a review to adapter and modernize how we listen and share music in this highly digital age.
    I'm no legal expert so I don't have any suggestions on this, nor is this Twitch's issue specifically but I think it is a shared sentiment and hopefully one we can look forward to being worked on to prevent such take-down storms from happening in the future.

    Hi,

    My ideas are as follows and some probably already mentioned.

    Firstly - I do acknowledge that playing copyrighted music is a risk taken on when it is played, whether it's in-game or nightbot/itunes/spotify or other media player.

    In the past, VODs were muted with a red bar on the bottom of VODs to show where copyright-flagged audio was detected.
    I would advise going back to this and adding some sort of mouse-over tag so we can see what track/s were flagged and by whom so that it can be contested if necessary to ensure no abuse of the DMCA… more

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14. Question about artikla 17

    How Twitch is getted ready for EU's new copyright law? This law is effective for some EU member stated and rest will get also soon.

    Do we users get information about things what change?

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15. this is in regards to the current followbotting issue

    Since the twitch follow botting has become such a pain , what if we add a simple accept/reject follow request for users who join in and wanna follow? Like on Instagram. This would massively stop the follow botting . And a UI menu for the streamer/ mods to bulk select a list of users to allow or reject which has been implemented for redeem requests already (like a check all and accept/reject) .

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16. Transparency and consistency with penalties, as well as an open source of communication

    Over a year ago at Twitchcon 2019, twitch discussed and spoke about how when people are suspended or banned, that they would put in methods, procedures and other resources so that if someone did indeed get suspended from twitch, then they would be informed of their misdoings that led to them being punished.

    Its been over a year, and while we are living in the 'rona era, that still doesn't excused that even before it existed, there was barely any signs that any of these were put into place. The only thing we got was a council that had controversy around it regarding its use of power.

    There has also been issues regarding the consistency of these punishments, and without naming names, are blatant double standards which can question the validity of what is or isn't bannable. And finally, we don't have any communication for appeals other than twitter accounts. While most creators do have one, they shouldn't have to make one to try and get any communication.

    My simple question is this. Will there actually be any changes in the coming future regarding transparency and consistency of penalties, or an open communication with twitch to discuss said penalties? And if there is, what is actually being done to help?

    Over a year ago at Twitchcon 2019, twitch discussed and spoke about how when people are suspended or banned, that they would put in methods, procedures and other resources so that if someone did indeed get suspended from twitch, then they would be informed of their misdoings that led to them being punished.

    Its been over a year, and while we are living in the 'rona era, that still doesn't excused that even before it existed, there was barely any signs that any of these were put into place. The only thing we got was a council that had controversy… more

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17. start enforcing community guidelines and create a healthy community.

    Streamers are constantly streaming sexually explicit content under the guise of exercise, pool activities and cosplay. I was under the impression that Twitch was a platform for entertainers who wanted to create unique communities, not another typical platform for wh**es to exploit underage and easily influenced boys by wearing thongs and stretching. there are platforms for this kind of content, i dont believe twitch needs to succumb to this wave of exploitation like that. On everyone's suggested streams are always 3+ mostly naked women bending over for attention. lets be better than this. Update our guidelines and enforce them. they should be on only fans or instagram where that content is regular and expected.

    Streamers are constantly streaming sexually explicit content under the guise of exercise, pool activities and cosplay. I was under the impression that Twitch was a platform for entertainers who wanted to create unique communities, not another typical platform for wh**es to exploit underage and easily influenced boys by wearing thongs and stretching. there are platforms for this kind of content, i dont believe twitch needs to succumb to this wave of exploitation like that. On everyone's suggested streams are always 3+ mostly naked women bending over for attention. lets be better than this. Update our guidelines and enforce them. they… more

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18. It's the copyright holders who are wrong.

    The fact that copyright holders are sending DMCA strikes for people who are listening to music during their stream is absurd. It's commercially absurd. It's ethically absurd and its practically absurd.

    First of all the behaviour by publishers is completely against their own interests and is completely ignorant of how people consume content on the internet. This isn't surprising given that these industries are essentially dominated by boomer dinosaurs who used to sell us CDs at 30 dollars a pop (30 dollars in the 90s).

    Now we can access any song we want with a click of a button. Most publishers provide a way for us to listen to their music, be it Spotify or Youtube. It's in fact really convenient and you can get many excellent versions of the same track, and the publisher gets their view.

    This is how I and most people consume music on the Internet. We do not play discrete CDs, and so forth.

    One way I am very certain that users do not consume music specifically is by seeking through mine or anyone elses's) twitch archive to look and listen to that song, which is probabbly mixed with in game sounds. Who the **** would do that?

    So that leads me to question where is the copyright danger here?

    There isn't one. This is a case of a law firm doing busy work to get paid by large copyright holders that don't really have a grasp of their accounts or their industry.

    But this practice actually hurts artists and by extension their puiblishers. Why?

    Because people don't get to hear their music. My generation, and the previous one tell me the same, that we don't get our music from advertising very much. Music is spread by word of mouth and by ear - a rewvolutionary concept for an aural medium.

    The use of these aggressive DMCA tactics by poorly configured automated bots commissioned by lawyers who don't understand the tech or the industry is inherently self-destructive because it takes money away from sales and artists - the primary function of a music publishing business; and gives it to law firms who suppress content - and by extension sales.

    Finally, the use of music in conujunction with a game stream or clips is arguably transformative. The pairing of msuic with action or visuals completely transforms and can add entirely different meaning to the work. It also can add a completely new emotional dimension.

    The pairing of music in films and in advertisements is demonstrative of this. Unfortunately content creators aren't often in ap osition to challenge the perversions of U.S copyright law often enacted by large unethical companies such as music publishers and movie studios. I mean, these are studios who employed serial rapists and Nazis, but they can be trusted when it comes to copyright?

    I don't think so.

    One would hope that Twitch has enough market leverage now to sit down with these publishers and say: "Hey, we think you are hurting yourselves here and this "problem" is an opportunity in disguise"

    Instead of removing the music, use technology to link viewers to the copyright material on youtube; link them to where they can buy it or listen to it on Google Play/Spotify etc.

    That would take much less effort than this silly game of smashing their own content and silencing the free advertising/ word of mouth about their own *** products*.

    I listen to music when I play, that's just the honest experience of watching me play. I don't do it for viewers, I just do it because twitch is a convenient source for uploading replays. I don't have the tools or the time to remove audio; and I'm not going to not listen to the music I don't like and own, in my own home, because Sony get upset when someone listens to one of their pedophiles on Youtube's quickplay by accident.

    The fact that copyright holders are sending DMCA strikes for people who are listening to music during their stream is absurd. It's commercially absurd. It's ethically absurd and its practically absurd.

    First of all the behaviour by publishers is completely against their own interests and is completely ignorant of how people consume content on the internet. This isn't surprising given that these industries are essentially dominated by boomer dinosaurs who used to sell us CDs at 30 dollars a pop (30 dollars in the 90s).

    Now we can access any song we want with a click of a button. Most… more

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19. Chat filter that bans new accounts

    Please make a chat filter which allows you to ban users with brand new accounts or accounts that are X days/hours/weeks old (give the streamer a choice.) It will prevent people from harassing streamers who just make new accounts after they've been banned and continue to harass.

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20. Copyright on games even though Producer/ Director says its fine.

    I was wondering why is DMCA still being used when the director of the game say that it is fine to stream the content along with the music that is being used. It still doesn't click at all? Example is Tales of Arise when it introduced the opening of the game. https://www.dualshockers.com/tales-of-arise-streaming-guidelines-will-be-supportive-of-content-creators/

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