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r/Twitch rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Twitch: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.

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Current public stats

Members
2,889,470
Verified
September 18, 2026
Category
Marketing and growth communities

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Rule summary

  • General Guidelines: [More on General Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_general_guidelines) Please don't: A. encourage others to break the rules. B. break Reddiquette or Reddit's Content Policy. C. break Twitch’s ToS or Community Guidelines. D. target, harass, or abuse others. E. call out others negatively. F. start a ‘witch-hunt’. G. be racist, sexist, homophobic, or post hate-based speech. H. be unhelpful or nonconstructive. I. post non-productive complaints about Twitch.
  • Advertisement Guidelines: [More on Advertisement Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_advertisement_guidelines) A. Don’t post an account names or link. ( for both Text and Images ) B. Don’t post Discord links C. Don’t post referral links D. Don’t post link redirects E. Don’t post giveaways F. Don’t post software, tools, apps or services, including requests for feedback or market research. G. Don't post a link to a social media account, or similar website. H. No Streamer ID posts.
  • Account Support Guidelines: [More on Account Support Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_account_support_guidelines) A. Don’t post regarding an account suspension outside of the Permitted Ban Discussion Guidelines. B. Don’t post regarding reporting an account. C. Don’t post regarding a chat ban. D. Don't post regarding Twitch support responses. E. Don’t post inquiring on a partnership application or Affiliate onboarding. F. Don’t post inquiring on a pending, late, or missing payment.
  • Submission Guidelines: [More on Submission Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_submission_guidelines) Please don't A. post common topics. B. create a post that’s unrelated to Twitch. C. post without an informative title. D. post without a body section. E. Don’t post link dumps. F. post and re-post the same topic. G. post a link post (has exceptions). H. post in a language other than English. I. Ensure there isn't a megathread for your topic. J. post Memes, Set up, or Art
  • Other Guidelines: [More on other guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_other_guidelines) A. By posting to /r/Twitch, you accept these rules and accept that subreddit moderators reserve the right to remove posts at their discretion.

Works well

  • A text post titled with a clear question about a Twitch feature, with a body that explains what you tried and what you want to discuss, and no links or channel names anywhere.
  • A text post sharing a constructive observation about Twitch's platform direction, with an informative title and a body section, written in English, and not repeating a common topic.
  • A comment that helps someone understand a Twitch policy or feature, with no product mention, no channel name, and no link.

Avoid

  • Posting your channel name, stream link, or streamer ID in text or images, because the Advertisement Guidelines say: Don't post an account names or link. ( for both Text and Images ) and No Streamer ID posts.
  • Sharing Discord invites, referral links, or link redirects, all banned under the Advertisement Guidelines.
  • Running giveaways, since the Advertisement Guidelines say: Don't post giveaways.
  • Promoting software, tools, apps, or services, or asking for feedback or market research, because the Advertisement Guidelines say: Don't post software, tools, apps or services, including requests for feedback or market research.
  • Posting links to your social media accounts or similar websites, banned by the Advertisement Guidelines.
  • Asking about account suspensions, chat bans, reports, support responses, partnership applications, affiliate onboarding, or missing payments, all prohibited by the Account Support Guidelines.

What r/Twitch Is For

This community is an unofficial place for discussions about Twitch.tv. People come to provide feedback, ask questions, or browse a knowledge base about the platform. The rules make clear it is for constructive, on-topic Twitch conversation, not for self-promotion or account support complaints.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

The Advertisement Guidelines are the biggest gatekeeper for anyone with something to promote. They say: Don't post an account names or link. ( for both Text and Images ), Don't post Discord links, Don't post referral links, Don't post giveaways, and Don't post software, tools, apps or services, including requests for feedback or market research. The Submission Guidelines also matter, especially: post common topics, create a post that's unrelated to Twitch, post without an informative title, post without a body section, and Ensure there isn't a megathread for your topic. The Account Support Guidelines keep the community focused by blocking ban, report, chat ban, support, partnership, and payment posts.

What To Post

A good post here is a text post with an informative title and a real body section, about a Twitch topic that is not already common or covered by a megathread. For a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, that means sharing genuine insight about Twitch as a platform, answering questions in comments, and never attaching your channel, product, or links. If you have built something useful for streamers, you cannot announce it here, so your only move is to participate as a knowledgeable user and let people ask you for more if they want it.

What To Avoid

Avoid anything the Advertisement Guidelines forbid: account names or links in text or images, Discord links, referral links, link redirects, giveaways, software or tools or apps or services including feedback or market research requests, social media links, and streamer ID posts. Avoid account support posts covered by the Account Support Guidelines, such as suspension, reporting, chat ban, support response, partnership application, affiliate onboarding, or payment inquiries. Avoid common or repeated topics, uninformative titles, missing body sections, link dumps, link posts, non-English posts, memes, setup images, and art under the Submission Guidelines. Avoid hate speech, harassment, witch hunts, callouts, and nonconstructive or non-productive complaints under the General Guidelines.

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Common questions about r/Twitch

Can I post my Twitch channel link to get feedback?

No. The Advertisement Guidelines ban account names, stream links, streamer ID posts, and social media links in both text and images.

Can I share a tool or service I built for streamers?

No. The Advertisement Guidelines say: Don't post software, tools, apps or services, including requests for feedback or market research.

Can I ask for help with a Twitch ban or payment issue?

No. The Account Support Guidelines prohibit posts about suspensions, chat bans, reports, support responses, partnership applications, affiliate onboarding, and payments.

Can I post my Discord server link?

No. The Advertisement Guidelines say: Don't post Discord links.

Can I run a giveaway to attract streamers?

No. The Advertisement Guidelines say: Don't post giveaways.

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