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Twitch Safety Guide

Last verified: October 27, 2025

Account Security

FIDO2 Security Keys

Available

Hardware security key support for phishing-resistant authentication

Session Management

Available

View and revoke active login sessions from account settings

OAuth App Review

Available

Review and revoke third-party application permissions

Login Alerts

Available

Email notifications for new device logins

Download Your Data

Available

Request archive of your account data

Privacy Settings

VOD Auto-Archive

Recommended

Automatically save VODs for evidence preservation

Clip Restrictions

Recommended

Limit who can create clips (everyone/followers/subs/off)

Whisper Privacy

Recommended

Restrict who can send you direct messages

Block Suspected Bots

Recommended

Automatically block accounts flagged as potential bots

Phone Number Privacy

Recommended

Hide phone number from account discoverability

Chat & Moderation

Shield Mode

Emergency protection against harassment raids with AI-powered detection

Use case: Activate during coordinated harassment or brigading

AutoMod

Customizable automatic message filtering with 0-4 intensity levels

Use case: Filter slurs, hate speech, and harassment automatically

Follower-Only Mode

Require minimum follow duration before chatting (0m to 3 months)

Use case: Prevent fresh accounts from spam/harassment

Subscriber-Only Mode

Restrict chat to subscribers only

Use case: High-risk situations requiring maximum protection

Slow Mode

Rate limit chat messages (3s to 120s between messages)

Use case: Reduce spam and give mods time to review messages

Emote-Only Mode

Allow only emotes in chat

Use case: Emergency measure during severe harassment

Link Filtering

Automatically block or require mod approval for links

Use case: Prevent phishing and malicious links

Shared Ban Lists

Subscribe to community-maintained ban lists

Use case: Block known harassers across multiple channels

Suspicious User Detection

Flags accounts with ban evasion or harassment patterns

Use case: Proactive identification of potential problems

Recommended Presets

Solo Stream (Standard Protection)

Normal streaming with moderate community

  • ✓AutoMod Level 2
  • ✓Follower-only: 10 minutes
  • ✓Slow mode: 5 seconds
  • ✓Block suspected bots: ON
  • ✓Link filtering: Mod approval required
  • ✓VOD auto-archive: ON

High-Risk Event

Streaming controversial content or after receiving threats

  • ✓AutoMod Level 4
  • ✓Follower-only: 1 month
  • ✓Subscriber-only mode: Consider enabling
  • ✓Shield Mode: Ready to activate
  • ✓All link filtering: Blocked
  • ✓Clip creation: Followers only
  • ✓Pre-brief mods on escalation protocol

Post-Raid Recovery

After experiencing hate raid or harassment

  • ✓Shield Mode: Activated
  • ✓Follower-only: 3 months
  • ✓Slow mode: 30 seconds
  • ✓Review and ban raid participants
  • ✓Document incident for platform report
  • ✓Consider stream break to reset

Known Security Gaps & Workarounds

  • ⚠No built-in passkey support yet (use FIDO2 as hardware key)
  • ⚠SMS 2FA cannot be fully disabled if enabled (workaround: use only hardware keys)
  • ⚠IP logs not automatically shared with streamers (must request through support)
  • ⚠Ban evasion detection not perfect (use suspicious user flags + manual review)
  • ⚠VODs only retained 14 days (non-partners) / 60 days (partners) - download evidence immediately

Official Documentation