Include DBS checks with affiliate and partner onboarding
There is nothing currently in TOS that prevents anyone with a criminal record in casting - including people who have been convicted of race, hate or *** crimes. As a private company, Twitch could make the step to update TOS to prevent people who have been convicted of race, hate or *** crimes from casting - and make a DBS part of the onboarding process (a DBS is mandatory for teachers working with children, people in the care industry etc - why not on twitch when children can create an account from the age of 13?) . It wouldn't solve the problem, but it'd be a start - and make it easier for Twitch to remove those who pose a risk now and in the future both online and at IRL events.
Inanda1
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Th3_Jhobe
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Banning people with a background is not going to make twitch Safer, instead why not consider a timeline approach. Someone who committed a crime of this nature say 10+ years ago as far less likely to commit again. Let peoples current actions speak for themselves and not their past. This should be for any platform/social media. Freedom of expression and reintegrating into society should be encouraged as it can greatly benefit people who have been/are currently shunned from rules like this.
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louenpointe
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Anything that makes Twitch safer is a good thing!