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    Relevant Update  ·  Ana responded

    We apply IP bans in Chat based on users' Moderation actions in certain cases. We don't currently plan to publicize the logic we use because we think it would make it easier for bad actors to bypass the restriction.
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    Baleroc1 commented  · 

    I'm happy this was never implemented. This can be very easy to abuse - very quickly too. Some users will be able to maliciously use VPN to ban people they don't like.

    What if the user had a VPN for the streamer's IP address? Can the streamer ban himself from viewing his own stream?

    What if a user finds out a mods IP address, and gets them banned by adding their IP address to the VPN?

    It can be abused - and when something has no solution, it is best left alone.