Twitch halts paid stream boosts after viewers abuse them to push porn
program, which boosts streamers if enough fans create a “hype train” by purchasing subscriptions and bits.
Since Twitch only rolled out the Boost Train feature to partners and affiliates, only a limited number of streamers have it enabled. It's still unclear how the bad actors were able to access Boost Train-enabled accounts. In an email to Engadget, a Twitch spokesperson said the Boost Train feature was paused"due to safety reasons." Twitch would not comment on whether it identified the users who were behind pushing the offending content, or whether it had plans to bring Boost Train back. is against Twitch’s terms of service, some critics say the platform has been inconsistent about the kind of NSFW content it bans.
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