Pokimane

As one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, Pokimane is no stranger to the toxic interaction of viewers on her stream, and neither she nor her moderators have ever hesitated to block users who send inappropriate messages.

As a result, Pokimane’s Twitch account has amassed quite a large number of banned users. While many of these accounts are bots, even Pokimane was surprised to learn how many actual people are locked out of their stream.

The problem arose while Pokimane was chatting with Robinlemonz, a software engineer for Twitch, who helps oversee the community and moderation infrastructure tools that keep Twitch chats free from disrespectful users.

Banned users

The number of users banned was revealed after Pokimane was surprised that their account banned 250 users on that day alone, prompting them to ask what the total number of banned accounts was. While Robinlemonz does not reveal the actual number of blocked accounts, including bots, he estimates that there are 350,000 normal Twitch users who have been blocked from their accounts.

Pokimane has drawn attention to some of her creepy viewers before and recently shared some of the toxic Twitch messages she received while going through the unban requests.

Cons of Twitch

Pokimane manages to maintain her typical high energy levels and cheerful demeanor as she read through this news, but it reveals one of the negative sides of Twitch.

Fortunately, Pokimane doesn’t have to deal with these troublemakers alone, as moderators monitor their channel and, due to their popularity, Twitch employees like Robinlemonz always have an eye on their stream.

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