So, over 6 years now... Please.
This takes minimal effort to implement on Twitch's part: all that needs to be done here is to use existing functionality to allow users to individually control the display of their role badge in chat for the current channel in their existing Chat Identify settings (the same way they can already control their global/custom/gifter badge).

It's not hard to think of multiple reasons and scenarios where this is useful. This is especially important for small streamers and even medium-sized streamers, where having even just a couple of mods or VIPs talking at a time can easily create "special badge spam" or the dreaded "mod wall", potentially alarming or alienating users from participating in the chat. Or even the channel...

To be clear, as a bonus you might as well make the VIP badge controllable in the same manner, in exactly the same place. If you want to give the broadcaster more control, then you could give them a setting they can optionally enable for their channel to prevent mods/VIPs from being able to be "undercover" in their chat, which will take precedent over the chatter's own setting for that channel.

Any updates since then? Almost 2026 now & this has been waiting for a response since 2020-2021

it's a bit past 2021, twitch. looks like another suggestion got swept under the rug.

Twitch will revisit this in 2027 /s

any update on this?

any update on this?

I want everyone to essentially be "equal" obviously there is a need for mod but I don't like the badge being seen either.. Hope this becomes a thing!

Already 2024 any update on this?

Is there an update on the priority of this one?

Shimesaba wrote: 'We would like to offer an “off-duty mode” for Mods, but it isn’t one of our top priorities at the moment. Will revisit in 2021.'

However it's now almost 2024, so I am wondering if there is an update on where this sits in the priority queue.

Thanks :)

Please revisit this idea. There is clearly demand for it. I would personally prefer if we could just hide the badge but even if you go for the "off-duty" mode... please just anything lol

I would like to be able to visually remove the mod badge. I don't really want to flaunt my moderation power every single time I say something in chat.

I'd really like an "off-duty mode", as modding 24/7 could lead to you enjoying a stream less and less. Just being able to take some time off without having the streamer being forced to unmod and mod you again would be so much nicer.

The only thing I'm worrying about is this: Does "off-duty" mean that permissions are disabled? Because, imagine an off-duty-mod is the only mod currently active in the channel and sth. happens. He then should still be able to take some action without having to deactivate "off-duty". To clarify this, that there is someone on off-duty, there also might be some indicator that someone is a mod, but currently has some spare time. And if it is only a hint in the popup that appears when clicking on the username... but that would at least create some clarity.

@Shimesaba

Commenting for a boost on this topic!

We need the ability to "toggle" Mod badges to allow for vacation time off. This will help small channels GROW and increase the revenue capabilities for Twitch to have even more active channels with more engaged audiences in the long run. A lot of "mid-tier" streamers struggle to moderate their chats without overcrowding with moderators who are much needed for support during their performances.

Any Update on this @Shimesaba? Last comment shows 'Will revisit in 2021'

The channel I mod for, a 24/7 stream, has very few viewers. So, in that respect, I think it would be a good call to introduce an 'off duty' feature, so it is not so full on with mods in chat. To log out and back into a different account, well, it's too much of a faff, and not practical. The other feature I would like to see, and one that would help very much, is the ability to rewind at anytime, to any time the stream has been live. That, however, may be a topic for another time!

Freenode (rest in peace) had the idea of "channel temperature". Having a lot of mods active and marked in chat puts everybody a little bit more on edge -- and this is currently unavoidable for small streamers who have a moderator for small tasks like keeping bots out. I don't want to wear my "@" all the time in IRC, and I don't want to wear the mod badge all the time either.

This would be a huge addition!

Seeing as this is 2022 and the last note from @Shimesaba is from 2 years ago, it seems as if this is not happening. However, this would be a massive quality of life improvement for streamers and moderators alike and really needs to be addressed.

An "off-duty mode" for Mods would be great. I hope that did get revisited.

Has there been any updates to this? This would be a great feature to have