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Dan Clancy addressed Twitch’s “inconsistent” moderation and partially pinned the blame on streamers who test the platform’s limits on moderation.
Multiple content creators have accused Twitch of “inconsistent” moderation in recent months, but the platform issued no response. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy finally broke his silence and addressed the allegations during a livestream on January 23, 2025.
Clancy told viewers that bans are often subjective. He added that there are policies against certain things like “hate speech” that are less nuanced. The CEO implied that Twitch streamers were trying to live “too close to the line” of what’s acceptable and what isn’t.
Dan Clancy Defends Twitch’s Allegedly “Inconsistent” Moderation Policies
Twitch hosted a “Twitch_Patch_Notes” livestream where CEO Dan Clancy, Head of Community Mari Kish, and VTuber GEEGA discussed the state of the platform. During the livestream, Clancy addressed important talking points from the community. When asked about the state of moderation and Twitch’s alleged “inconsistent” policies, Clancy said:
“This one thing that I see in chat is, ‘Oh, it’s inconsistent!’ Okay. The answer is, that is the nature of this problem, when you have highly subjective things. Whereas, in other areas, it is not highly subjective. Frequently, in terms of, you know, hate speech, it’s pretty clear this person said this, like, horrendous thing.”
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy attempts to defend Twitch’s inconsistency in moderation
— yeet (@Awk20000) January 23, 2025
“To be honest I can’t tell you the difference between violet vs purple” pic.twitter.com/fxR0hCTbPq
He accepted that inconsistent moderation exists in Twitch. However, Clancy pinned some of the blame on Twitch streamers who allegedly tried to break guidelines. The CEO added:
“I encourage people, if you’re trying to get as close to the line without going over the line, and then sometimes you get caught for going over the line. Stop trying to live so close to the line.”
Clancy didn’t specify if Twitch will take the necessary steps to address “inconsistent” moderation. However, he requested streamers to follow rules and avoid testing the platform’s moderation policies.
The Twitch CEO Faced Similar Accusations in 2024
In October 2024, former Twitch streamer Steven “Destiny” Bonnell accused Twitch of banning Israeli accounts. After Destiny raised the allegations, H3 podcast host Ethan Klein backed him up and accused Dan Clancy of anti-Semitism. Shortly after the accusations surfaced, Twitch issued a public apology and re-enabled the platform for new Israeli accounts.
wait lol okay so I assumed honestly it was just an error or something, is it seriously Twitch policy to block Israeli's from making accounts?????? this HAS to be a mistake, no?????? pic.twitter.com/Adh6mOfOjh
— Destiny | Steven Bonnell II (@TheOmniLiberal) October 20, 2024
Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt also had concerns surrounding Twitch’s allegedly “inconsistent” policies. In November 2024, the streamer said:
“One person can do something and nothing happens. Somebody else says something, and they are permanently banned. I think also the moderation is extremely biased. It’s biased. And this will become more evident over time.”
Asmongold plans to do a stream exposing Twitch and its biased moderation team and says that if he gets banned for the expose, he’ll move to Rumble or Kick 👀 pic.twitter.com/glMsSghAzk
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) November 13, 2024
Asmongold was banned for calling Palestinians “people from an inferior culture” which landed him in trouble. Multiple sponsorships backed out and he received a temporary ban on Twitch. After his return to the platform, he said he would move to Kick or Rumble if he got banned for voicing his concerns about Twitch policies.
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