European Union: European Commission published Twitch's hate speech moderation report under code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online

On 10 April 2026, the European Commission published Twitch's report under the code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online, for the period of 1 January to 31 December 2025. The report focuses on all user-generated content across Twitch's live streaming platform, including livestreams, video-on-demand, chat messages, and user profiles, with hate speech prohibited under its publicly available terms of service and community guidelines. It was highlighted that enforcement combines automated detection with human review by a global moderation team operating around the clock across 23 languages. During the reporting period, Twitch received 470,558 hate speech-related notices, took 45,368 enforcement actions under its terms and conditions and a further 36 under applicable law, and actioned 1,662 additional cases on its own initiative, with a median review time of under one hour. Beyond reactive enforcement, Twitch also provides streamers with channel-level moderation tools, including AutoMod, and during the reporting period fully rolled out real-time chat prompts encouraging users to reconsider potentially harmful messages before sending.