Twitch on Friday ended the contracts of members of its safety council, which consulted on trust and safety issues such as children on Twitch, nudity and more.
  • Twitch on Friday will end the contracts for all members of its Safety Advisory Council, a resource made up of industry experts, streamers and moderators, who consulted on trust and safety issues.
  • The council has advised Twitch on “drafting new policies and policy updates,” “developing products and features to improve safety and moderation” and “protecting the interests of marginalized groups,” per a company webpage.
  • On May 6, council members were called into a meeting after receiving an email that all existing contracts would conclude on May 31, 2024, and that they would not receive payment for the second half of 2024.
  • palordrolap
    40•6 months ago

    Important: The article mentions that they are being replaced not that the SAC is being done away with completely.

    On the other hand:

    Twitch declined to comment on whether the [new council members] would be paid.

    The text I replaced there is “ambassadors”, that is, Twitch ambassadors, people given a title that means nothing outside of Twitch, but is the only payment these people will be getting, outside, perhaps, a sense of pride and accomplishment.