How to block people on Twitch on your smartphone or computer.
Are you tired of these frequent, bothersome, and intrusive viewers on your twitch channel? Remember, some people out there are full of pessimism, and their primary goal of opening a twitch channel is not just a matter of watching new streams or chatting but somewhat spoiling everyone else’s moods on the platform. It is not a wonder to find that some people consider it hilarious to sending creepy messages that do not always get well with most viewers.
The good news is that Twitch gives streamers a chance to block specific chat members, thus restricting access to unwanted content like videos, streams, and games. Indeed, learning how to stop someone on Twitch can pay off with peace of mind while enjoying only the valuable content on your channel. Use these simple to follow steps to block anyone from your channel successfully.
Here are some of the top five best ways on how to block someone on Twitch if you’re a frequent streamer on this channel. You can implement these techniques both on your smartphone or your computer.
1. Ban in the chat.
Indeed, banning the chat is one of the easiest ways of getting rid of unwanted users in your channel. Whether you are a viewer or a streamer, the first thing to implement is opening the website and then logging into that account. Second, register your most favorite channel that you delight in watching.
Since all channels include a chat window, you can access it and typically locate it in the right section by now. The third step is identifying the particular user you are going to ban from your channel. Once you identify him/her, proceed to the following simple steps.
- In the chat window, click the account username to access the profile card.
- Click the button containing three vertical dots to display a list box.
- Select the lock’ function among the various options in the drop-down menu. This way, you will hide the user together with his chat message from your view.
- You can confirm the success of your decision in a different pop-up window that will be displayed shortly. Press the “Block” button for confirmation.
- By now, you have succeeded at blocking the user and his/her messages which will disappear from your display.
You can also ban someone in your chat by typing the command: {/ban USERNAME}. This command will block the user whose details have been entered in the brackets. Besides, as a moderator or streamer, you can access the whole list of blocked users in your channel setting button.
Now, do you know how to unblock someone on Twitch after blocking them? Note: You can unblock a user by typing the command :{ /ban USERNAME}
2. Ban the user by the User Search.
Do you know that you can block users by using the search command on the site? First, you will need to open the platform to log in to your Twitch account. You will come across a feature showing the “Followed Channels” located on your screen where the user search command is, usually at the bottom.
Note that you can only block users using this search bar since the primary search line doesn’t support this purpose. Depending on your channel panel version, you can condense some features, thus making it possible to magnify it by clicking the pointer button.
Once you are in this search bar, you can now key in the username you want to block. The autosuggestion function will display several related usernames to the one you are typing, so make sure you accurately select the user you wish to block. Click it to open a chatbox located on the screen’s right bottom side. You should notice a purple tool icon neighboring the X icon.
Click this tool icon to open the various user options on the list box. You will come across the lock’ button that consists of functions that prevent the blocked user from hosting, adding or sending messages to your chat channel. If you block the user by pressing the block button, you will be required to approve your resolution through the self-opening window.
3. Using the Ignore feature to block anyone.
Sometimes, the person harassing you could be in a different channel that you can’t access the moderation authority, or the harassment is through Whispers. The fantastic thing about the ignore command is that a single command on the chat function or a click of a button can result in neglecting the user indefinitely, accessing the command of any chat room channel on Twitch as well as ignoring any user.
This feature combines the whispers and chats blockage function together, which means that they are ignored in both parts when you ignore someone using either of them. To use this ignore feature in the chat is quite simple. You need to click the ignore key located on the user card that pops out when you press the username to be blocked.
Alternatively, type this function: {/ignore USERNAME}. Now, do you know how to unblock someone on Twitch after ignoring them? If you want to unignore someone so that you can access their content, press the unignore button, which will shift to the ignore button. Alternatively, type this command: {/ unignore USERNAME}. NB. You should enter the username you wish to ignore.
4. Apply the timeout of a user feature.
The timeout feature allows every moderator and broadcaster to deal with the issue of harassment from bullying users. The feature prevents a specified user from hosting or sending messages to a particular chat channel for the next 10 minutes after initiating the function. By preventing someone from sending those meaningless messages for those 10 minutes, the sender will probably have cooled off their tempers.
To activate this feature, click on the clock symbol on your chat or on the user’s badge you wish to cool down.
Besides, you can activate this feature by typing the function: /timeout {USEERNAME} [SECONDS] right in the chat feature. You can timeout a user for your information for whichever time you wish, say, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes, or even more. Now, do you know how to unblock someone on Twitch from a long timeout session?
If you resolve to cancel a previously entered long timeout session, do the following. In the chat, type the command: / timeout {USERNAME} 1. This will reduce the time for the previous timeout session to one second.
5. Block messages and whispers from strangers.
The Security setting page includes a privacy section that permits streamers to block strangers from sending them those sensitive private messages and whispers. It is easy to activate this command to prevent from strangers bullying you even when not linked to your chat channel. More information on How to Block People on Twitch.
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