One of the core features of streaming on Twitch is chat.

This throw in of communication between yourself and your viewers helps people to feel more involved.

It makes them more likely to stick around and become a long-term regular viewer.

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These links will often be legitimate or only self-advertising, but occasionally these links can be malicious.

As such, its easier and safer to ban all links.

To fire up the dashboard, hit your profile picture in the top-right corner, then hit Creator Dashboard.

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Once in the creator dashboard, expand the Preferences category in the left column, then select Moderation.

Enabling this option to block links will prevent normal users from sending messages that include links.

Tip:TwitchAdmins are twitch employees.

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nudge the Block Hyperlinks slider to the On position in the moderation preferences.