Twitch has announced phone verification options as well as expanded email settings to help streamers combat harassment on their channels. From today, creators can use phone-verified chat to manage who ...

Amid a rise in harassment campaigns carried out by automated bots, companies like Twitch are resorting to a more targeted approach—less “ban hammer,” and more like a bunch of little ban daggers.

The platform offers temporary phone numbers that let users receive SMS verification codes online while keeping personal ...

In today's digital economy, authentication is one of the most important tools that every company must have. When creating a profile can be done in as fast as 5 minutes, it is imperative that companies ...

Hate raids have become an increasingly disruptive problem on Twitch this year, pushing many of their targets off the platform entirely. Today Twitch announced that it has added new verification tools ...

Two-step authentication is one of the best ways to stay secure online, and for years Google has made that really easy using “Google Prompt.” Now, Google Prompt is expanding to “any eligible phone” on ...

Many will tell you that two-factor authentication is more secure without using phone numbers, and Google is putting that wisdom into practice. The internet giant will make phone verification prompts ...

Last week, app researcher Jane Manchun Wong pointed out that Twitter is testing a new profile badge for people who have verified their phone numbers. Earlier this month, app sleuth Nima Owji also ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Twitch streamers who were regularly harassed in their chats held a protest on Sept. 1, ...