Twitch & Discord Now Under Investigation Following Buffalo Shooting
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced that, following the tragic shooting in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead, her office would be investigating social media sites like Discord and Twitch for their monitoring of content shared by the shooter. Primarily used by gamers, Discord and Twitch were both used by the attacker to post racist messages describing his plans.
Despite being popular spaces for gamers around the world to connect, platforms like Twitch and Discord have become intertwined with controversy over the years. Many Twitch streamers, particularly women, have accused the platform of not being strict enough in enforcing its guidelines on harassment. Beyond dealing with serious issues including misogyny, bullying, and racism in the Twitch chat, many streamers have seen this extending to the real world, with many content creators harassed by people in real life. Some have even said they needed to resort to measures as serious as moving home after dealing with stalkers who had their real-life locations. But now, both Twitch and Discord are facing an investigation into their practices.
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As reported by Polygon, following the Buffalo shooting, AG Letitia James announced that several social media sites — 4chan, 8chan, Discord, and Twitch — would be investigated after evidence arose that the shooter had made posts on those sites regarding his plans to commit the shooting. The shooter also streamed the massacre on Twitch, although Twitch has since taken down the video, stating that it acted within two minutes of the stream ending. In the statement, James said that the investigation was spurred by the platforms' inaction,
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