Moderation tools on Twitch allow users to filter words, usernames, and spammers to automatically be disposed of in your chat. Automatic settings can be finicky but manually banning a user can be frustrating, albeit satisfying.
Banning By Clicking
On Twitch, both thebroadcasterand theirmoderatorscan manually ban or timeout users from their channel. Beside the name are icons todeletetheir message,timeoutthe user for 600 seconds, orbanthem. A little window will appear when clicking on a user’s name as well and broadcasters and moderators will have access to additional moderation settings.
The options from left to right areban,timeoutfor 600 seconds,unmoduser if the user is modded,purgemessages or timeout for one second,timeoutfor 600 seconds,timeoutfor an hour,timeoutfor eight hours, andtimeoutfor 24 hours.
Banning In Chat
Broadcasters and moderators have additional options when typing in chat. They are activated by typing/before a command. A few of them include/banthat can be followed up with the username of the individual you want to ban. The reasoning can be left blank but will be seen by other moderators if filled out./timeoutcan also be used and will require a duration or will automatically be set to 600 seconds. To unban someone, the command/unbancan be used followed by the person’s username.
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AutoMod And Ban Lists
In theCreator Dashboard, broadcasters can go to theirSettings. WithinModeration,they can toggle their AutoMod’s behavior, addblocked terms and phrases, or whitelist terms and phrases. There are additional settings such as deleting hyperlinks made by anyone other than VIPs, mods, and admins or setting a verification requirement to talk in chat. Verification settings can include needing averified emailorphone numberbefore a user can chat.
TheBanned Userslist is also in the Moderation settings and will display every banned user as well as the person that banned them. Broadcasters can also add more people to the list or unban people from this list by clicking on thetrash canicon.
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