Twitch is currently experiencing issues across several different site features, but the most noticeable is that Twitch chat is no longer working properly. The broadcast platform has been the most popular gaming streaming service across its entire existence, but one of its most divisive elements has always been its chat function, which can play host to some truly vitriolic or disgusting takes from mostly anonymous users.
Twitch announced via its Twitter today that the platform is currently experiencing some issues with site functionality. Among features affected, the friends function is currently not working, and recommended channels also aren’t appearing as they would normally. The biggest change, however, has been Twitch chat’s inability to load. The result has been a ghost town across all the streams (which are working fine, so at least creators haven’t been disrupted as much) – and it’s been interesting timing, too, with the Fortnite event occurring today and many viewers tuning in to popular streamers to watch it with them.
Ultimately, this issue isn’t likely to last long, as Twitch is usually quite good at fixing broken elements – especially ones as “vital” to its community as Twitch chat. With that said, though, it’s been an interesting little experiment with regards to how content creators can continue to produce quality entertainment without input from their fans – and, realistically, very little of value has been lost in the trade-off thus far.
🔎 We are looking into an issue causing multiple errors across Twitch right now, including elements of the site not loading.
— Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) June 15, 2020
More to come…
Source: TwitchSupport/Twitter
