Blizzard, Twitch plan to act on abuse in livestream chat

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Blizzard has pledged to investigate a pilot programme that will crack down on abuse in Twitch's live chat.
It follows a high-profile incident during last week's DreamHack Austin Hearthstone tournament, where black finalist Terrence Miller was subjected to a torrent of racist abuse.
The volume of comments during Miller's match overwhelmed moderators, one of whom has since spoken out to detail how they were unable to control the situation.
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