A statement came from the platform after Twitch users reported that they could not log into their accounts from certain browsers and use the platform in recent days. Twitch reported that it temporarily restricted browsers other than Chrome, Edge, Firefox. So why? Let’s have a look.
Popular live streaming platform Twitch, came up with the problems that some users are experiencing today. Some users have made statements stating that they have not been able to log into their Twitch accounts from certain browsers for the past few days. These people encountered the message ‘An Error Occurred, Please Try Again’ when they tried to log into their account.
After the users expressed their problems on social media, a statement came from the giant platform today. In this statement from Twitch, “Having trouble logging in? Supported browsers (Chrome, Firefox and Edge) Make sure you are using it and your browser is up to date! We will soon publish an article to fix this problem” The use of phrases is confusing.
Twitch temporarily restricts other browsers due to bot accounts
Twitch’s statement states that users can only Chrome, Firefox and Edge showed that the platform can be accessed via the Internet, while other popular browsers cannot be used. For this reason, after the confusion, the statement that brought light to the subject, Twitch manager. by Tom Verilli came.
According to this; Restrictions to browsers have been made temporarily. The reason is Twitch. bot account being able to find and close the points used to create. Emphasizing that the measure taken against botnets is temporary, Verilli said:
“Unfortunately, securing Twitch requires it. tomorrow hate raids To stop it, users have to use a browser other than their preferences today.” The hate raids that Verilli mentions mean some users are filling chats with harassment and insults.
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Prepared for players in the supported list provided by Twitch Opera GX name is not mentioned. However, Opera GX says in a statement that users can access their accounts if they make the last update. In addition, some users are not supported, although Safari, Brave He says he doesn’t have a problem with browsers such as Despite this, the number of people who continue to say that they still have problems such as signing in from other browsers and not being able to shop is quite high.
Source :
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378228/twitch-bot-error-restriction-browser-support-chrome-edge-firefox