ABSTRACT
With the rise of online social gaming platforms and communities, misogynistic and hostile behavior toward women within gaming communities has become more visible, including on Twitch.tv. Twitch is a popular livestreaming platform specializing in video game content that attracts millions of viewers daily. For this project, we used observation of four Twitch streams hosted by women and analysis of associated Twitch chat logs to assess moderation practices in relation to gendered harassment. Findings show that consistent and transparent moderation strategies are the most effective, especially strategies that involve community acts of moderation.
