Twitch drops penalties against streamers using Combined Chat

Twitch has rolled back enforcement against streamers who were penalized for using Combined Chat during simulcasts, and the platform’s CEO has now directly addressed the controversy.

The issue gained traction after creators reported receiving warnings for displaying merged chat overlays that combined messages from Twitch and other platforms, such as YouTube during live broadcasts. Twitch had previously maintained that showing external platform chats on a Twitch stream could raise moderation concerns and violate its terms of service, since the company cannot control or directly moderate messages originating outside its ecosystem.