According to data provided by Dot Esports and pc gamesr, pornographic content began to move in Twitter from March 30.
the streamer TheNoosh22 was one of the first to notify through Twitter about the channels with harmful content that were being promoted on the cover of Twitch.
In his post he added: “Hey Twitch…that “Pay Per Promotion” thing you introduced just put this on my front page on my recommendation…” followed by a screenshot showing a topless woman.
It was also crystal clear that this transmission had appeared on the main page thanks to the function «Boost This Stream» because it contained a label indicating that it was “Promoted by the community”.
“It appears determined trolls are literally paying for accounts with access to the Boost Train… and then literally creating hype trains to get the porn on the front page”
Zach Bussey, Streamer Reporter
And so, as expected, Twitter decided to pause the feature to prevent its use from generating more controversy.
At the moment, it is not known how long this payment promotion function will be out of play, nor if it will be activated again on the platform. So we will have to wait for the evaluations of Twitter for more details on the matter.
“We’ve decided to pause Boost Train due to some security considerations that came up through the experiment (…) Our experiments help us learn and build even better tools for the community, and we’re using feedback from this experiment to inform how we approach future releases.” »
But… How does the Twitch Boost work?
This new feature was released in Twitter in March of this year under the name of “BoostTrain” and it is very similar to the payment impulse program that was discontinued at the end of 2021.
The tool allows viewers to pay to help their streamers and get their broadcasts to more users of the platform, positioning it on the first page of Twitch.
However, it is not being used properly by users and they are abusing its benefits.