Twitch Will Crack Down on Harassment, Even If It Doesn’t Happen on Its Platform

Twitch has announced an updated set of guidelines it plans to use to address hateful conduct and harassment aimed at community members that happens off of its own platform.

The update is an expansion of Twitch’s previous guidelines for off-platform harassment, which are now split into two categories.

“Category one: Someone is harassed on Twitch, as well as off Twitch. When this happens, we will take into account verifiable, off-service behaviors or statements that relate to an…