Harass someone outside of Twitch? That could get you banned.

Twitch is cracking down on harassment — both on and off the platform. 

The livestreaming video platform announced an update to its community guidelines in a blog post on Thursday, writing, "Hate simply has no place in the Twitch community."

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Conduct Twitch deems to be "hateful" will see users suspended immediately and indefinitely. But it's not just targeting harassment on the platform. The company "will now consider verifiable hateful or harassing conduct that takes place off-Twitch when making moderation decisions for actions that occur on Twitch." Read more...

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