Ethics of Twitch Misgendering: What Streamers Should Know
Technical Breakdown Twitch misgendering incidents occur when the platform’s automated systems or human moderators incorrectly assign a gender identity to a user based on their username, profile picture, or other factors. These incidents can result from limitations in the platform’s machine learning algorithms, bias in the data used to train these algorithms, or human error in moderation decisions. Performance Insights To minimize misgendering incidents, Twitch could implement more accurate machine learning algorithms and conduct regular audits to identify and correct bias in its training data....