Twitch to update to a more strict username policy with further restrictions on the horizon

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Twitch announced today that effective March 1, 2022, all usernames on the site will be held under new scrutiny.

The news comes only a few days after streamer Doaenel was banned indefinitely from the site for his username., However, he claimed he had nothing in his username that violated the guidelines posted:

Twitch announced the upcoming change in policy through a tweet posted today, providing a link to their new revised guidelines for usernames:

In their revised guidelines, they give their primary reason for their new, stricter approach to usernames.

In addition to this, they detail that certain usernames could be banned indefinitely from their site.

They explain their definition of "bad-faith behavior" as being hateful slurs, references to terrorism, and names that could be deemed sexually explicit. However, for names that are not as severe, they are implimenting a "username reset," where a user is forced to change their display name before they can continue using the site.

These new updates to the username policies could be an annoyance for many users on the site, but it may end up being a decision that is copied by other sites as well to maintain a safer brand image.