Twitch Addresses the Just Chatting "Hot Tub" Meta
Twitch has announced that they'll make it easier to "opt out" of viewing specific kinds of content on Just Chatting as a result of the current meta and the backlash as a result.
Here on r/twitch we've seen an enormous uptick of posts involving the Just Chatting "hot tub" meta over the past 2 weeks and as a result flagged them as 'too repetitive' as indicated in the !!Read Before Posting!! post with details about the meta here.
The purpose of this post was to communicate that changes to Twitch's platform will take place as a result over the controversy of the Just Chatting meta and for a place for people to discuss the changes with civility. New posts outside of this thread are still going to be removed from r/twitch. Please keep this forum free from sexism, misogyny or any other forms of abuse and continue to follow the /r/twitch rules. Thank you.
Update Edit April 30:
THIS IS SPECULATION: The "Not Interested" button has likely been removed after its use was demonstrated to hide streamers that a viewer didn't want to see, likely as a result of its abuse or issues around the UI/UX of having many viewers use it to custom tailor their own viewing experience. We'll do our best to keep this thread updated.
Update Edit May 1: The "Not Interested" button is back. If you have issues with not wanting to see a specific type of content, use the button.
Posted Apr 30, 2021, 5:45 AM UTC · edited