

In recent months the phenomenon of “hate raids” - barrages of racist, sexist and homophobic abuse - has been making life increasingly unpleasant for minority users of Twitch, the world’s biggest video game streaming site.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29 - Night after night, video game streamer RekItRaven watches as their feed is inundated with abusive messages. Swedish lecturer Gabriel Erikkson Sahlin, a 24-year-old trans man, regularly faces transphobic abuse on Twitch.
