Me: Got hate raided multiple times, made 3 videos w/ 85k+ views educating people about them, took a weekend off to make sure my info was secure b/c the perpetrator was in my DMs.

Also me: Got rejected by @Twitch for Partner b/c I didn't stream 12 days last month.

Sigh. 🧵1/
This was my worst fear last month when this started. I work full-time, and it's tough to compensate for the additional time I had to spend dealing w/ the raids. I also had to secure my personal info b/c several folks have been doxxed. 2/
But even if doxxing wasn't a concern, the additional hours of work dealing with these hate raids have put in alone (not even counting the videos I made, which MANY have found helpful) would have easily justified taking a few days off to recuperate. But not to @Twitch. 3/
What makes this so much worse is that I waited months until after my last rejection in February to reapply b/c I had a lot going on, and I wanted to make sure I had a sustainable schedule, which I did until the hate raids started a few days after I sent in my app. 4/
Knowing this, I reached out to Partner Apps directly to let them know what was happening and even pointed out that my first video had garnered some media attention. Even with all this, I was STILL rejected. 5/

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And it's not even about the numbers; I *have* the numbers. I have a great community & a strong reputation in the DbD community. I'm a streaming ambassador for @StarlightUS. I think I'd be a strong addition to their program. I'm very frustrated. 6/ sullygnome.com/channel/sistak…
That being said, I will reapply in two weeks, but this feels like a shining example of we need #TwitchDoBetter. Because my inability to stream consistently was a direct result of these hate raids on their platform. And it feels very cruel to be rejected for that reason. 7/7

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1 Sep
Today, September 1st, I won't be streaming on Twitch for #ADayOffFromTwitch. I'm replacing my typical offline image with this one so that visitors will know why I'm not live.

A few thoughts about why, *if you can*, participating in this is important. A🧵 1/
Thanks to the work of many, including @RekItRaven and @LuciaEverblack, #TwitchDoBetter has drawn attention from the media & organizations like @ColorofChange. This movement has already been tremendously successful & standing together to stay off Twitch furthers that point. 2/
I understand that many cannot participate for many reasons, and from the beginning, the organizers have been adamant that we need to respect those who are unable. But people will be watching to see if there is a visible impact on Twitch's viewership. This definitely matters. 3/
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19 Aug
I wanna share some information that I learned after this AM's hate raid. #TwitchDoBetter

1. My chat's been in followers-only mode & the raid started seconds after "creatineoverdose" followed and posted a weird message in my chat (I'm assuming to see what they could send) 1/
This sad fuck has been seen around @Twitch talking about their handiwork as seen below. Others have reported seeing them follow and/or chat just before a hate raid began. I reported their account but not sure what impact it will have, frankly... 2/
2. Thanks to @stephneee_plz's video, my StreamDeck was set up to disable my alerts (I made a link in advance that didn't have follower alerts on it) & to change to my backup overlay w/o labels. I also changed to emote-only mode, but the bots adapted! 3/
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