Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Oliver has long been a lover of both video games and TV and movies since first popping into the world. He's been a freelance writer for over 15 years and has covered sports, entertainment and video ...

Twitch sued two of its users for targeting its streamers with hateful and racist speech. The company accused the users of conducting "hate raids" against marginalized streamers. "Hate raids" are when ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Twitch’s latest update introduces a tool that lets a streamer instantly transport their viewers to somebody else’s channel. Known as “raiding,” this ...

Stan owes their love of turn-based RPGs and all other things gaming to a second-hand Game Boy Advance SP and Wario Land 3. Persona, Zelda, and Pokemon rank among their all-time franchises, but they ...

Every day, Daniel “Simooligan” Larsh, a gay man who took up Twitch streaming in 2020, faces harassment. Threatening phone calls, trolling messages, Twitch chat spam, Twitter accounts that publicize ...

Twitch is taking a big stand against the organized harassment campaigns, widely known as “hate raids,” that have proliferated over the past few months by filing a suit against two possible ...

Twitch partner requirements now officially count a previously overlooked viewership figure toward a streamer’s consideration for partnership status, with viewers acquired through raids now being ...

Twitch filed a lawsuit late last week against two people on its own platform for running automated hate and harassment campaigns. The harassment, often targeted at Black and LGBTQ streamers, manifests ...

Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge. After a monthslong upswell in ...