Twitch will allow parents to stop their teens from streaming

Twitch gives parents more control over how their kids use the streaming platform, including the ability to block them from streaming entirely. Parental controls are now available that allow guardians to link Twitch accounts with their children ages 13 to 17, providing account management features and a weekly email summarizing their teen’s activity, including channels and hours watched.

The controls can be used to prevent teens from live streaming their content and disable Whispers, Twitch’s private messaging feature. This includes preventing minors from sending or receiving direct messages. Parents can also set flexible daily time limits for Twitch across all their teen’s devices and restrict content that carries certain information Classification labels – such as gambling, adult-rated games, sexual themes, and more – from appearing in your searches or recommended feeds.

The Parental Controls dashboard can be found in Account Settings under the Family Center page. When a Twitch user managed by parental controls turns 18, their account will automatically be unlinked from their parents. Twitch says it will explore adding additional parental control features in the future, noting that the setting is optional “for now.”