Some Russian-speaking streamers don't even indicate that their content contains advertising. Apparently, they assume that Twitch staff are so uninformed that unless it is clearly stated that something is an ad, no one will notice that all these banners, widgets (on streams and in channel descriptions), and advertising links in the chat promoting betting casino websites are direct advertisements. Furthermore, they promote their Telegram channels through Twitch, where ads for the same betting and gambling websites are broadcast via advertising links. Their streams are filled with a multitude of other ads. Who can be sure that they limit themselves solely to promoting betting casinos? Perhaps, under the guise of regular advertising, illegal offerings are being masked, or even illegally obtained money is being laundered through such advertising that the platform does not control at all. This raises serious questions about the level of oversight on Twitch and who even moderates this content.

It seems that the Twitch platform has long lost control over some Russian-speaking streamers. I often notice that many of them broadcast full films, most likely from pirate sources, and openly advertise dubious websites related to betting and gambling. Twitch cannot remain indifferent when such violations have become completely normalized, and viewers are forced to put up with pirated content and advertising scams. This behavior undermines trust in the platform and is disrespectful both to creators of original content and honest streamers. It seems very strange that Twitch ignores such blatant violations of platform rules, since Twitch does not earn anything from their advertising—they simply use the platform's resources to promote their scam. Moreover, many of them don't even label that their content contains third-party advertising, as if all those widgets, banners, and advertising links on streams, in the channel description, and in the chat are just there.

Why does Twitch ignore all this advertising? Viewers first see official ads from Twitch, and then the entire stream is literally filled with ads that the streamers themselves add to the broadcast, channel descriptions, and chat—constant advertising links. Meanwhile, Twitch does not control this content and does not earn any additional profit from it. The platform simply provides its servers for free, allowing Russian-speaking streamers to broadcast any scam they want. Who even moderates this advertising? Next time you're watching a stream and it starts to lag, remember that Twitch is forced to allocate a bunch of servers so that these channels can advertise whatever they want.

Is Twitch going to do something about this? I just went to check, and on every Russian-speaking stream, there’s visible advertising – specifically, advertising for betting casino websites. Perhaps Twitch doesn’t moderate them because many of these streamers go live at times when it’s night or early morning in North America, while they themselves are located in Russia or other regions where it’s daytime.

Why does Twitch support ignore such advertisements by Russian-speaking streamers? I watched some streams and noticed that many of them clearly feature ads for casino websites—advertising betting and gambling—as well as a bunch of other obscure ads. It seems they really can advertise whatever they want while bypassing Twitch.

Many streamers broadcasting in Russian have, in addition to advertising betting casinos, a multitude of other ads on their streams, in their channel descriptions, and in their chats. They also advertise dubious Telegram channels through the chat or the channel description. If Twitch support isn't aware, then there is virtually no content moderation on Telegram from the platform's side, which allows terrorist groups to run channels or for materials featuring violence and drugs to be posted. How can Twitch be sure that nothing illegal is being advertised through Telegram on their channels? Who even moderates that advertising? Perhaps, aside from betting casinos, they also promote fraudulent schemes—maybe they even launder illegally obtained money through this advertising. And how can Twitch control and suppress such actions?

I noticed that many Russian-speaking streamers have advertising banners in their channel descriptions, and advertising links periodically appear in their chats. These links are either spammed by bots, posted by moderators, or sent by the streamers themselves. Many also have a pinned message in the chat containing an advertising link. They frequently advertise certain Telegram channels, where there is no moderation from the platform, which allows them to directly promote casinos or even something illegal. So if they start advertising drugs, will Twitch just ignore it?

This guy Recrent (https://twitch.tv/recrent) streamed to 100,000 viewers, and throughout his entire stream, his broadcast featured an advertising widget from the PARI website, which promotes betting and gambling. In his channel description, there are three advertising banners for this site. Essentially, all these betting sites that are advertised function as online casinos, since they also offer gambling. He overloads Twitch's servers for free with his huge online audience to advertise whatever he wants by bypassing the platform's rules, and Twitch simply ignores it.

It is really strange why Twitch allows these streamers to independently insert any ads into their broadcasts. They can advertise any scam they want, and it seems the platform doesn't even try to control it.

I watched the streams mentioned in this post, and I completely support this complaint. Indeed, third-party advertising widgets and banners promoting betting and other dubious ads constantly appear. Such intrusive advertising really makes it impossible to watch a stream properly—how can one sit down and enjoy themselves when everything is flooded with ads? Why does Twitch allow Russian-speaking streamers to advertise whatever they want on their streams?