Auto Sharing Your Stream on Hive is From Now on Disabled

Hey all, @foreveraverage here. As of now auto posting (default posts) on Hive is disabled. I want to get a bit more into depth to what led to this decision.

I've always believed that a stream is your content, unique in its own way. However, the Hive blockchain - or Steem and Blurt - simply isn’t optimized around (live) video content. This means it’s ultimately the community that sets the standards and decides how to enforce them.

Recently, I’ve received several DMs from streamers who were flagged (downvoted), so I’ve decided to be disable the auto-posting feature on Hive altogether.

While the majority of our streamers are amazing people that put lots of effort, time and money into their hobby, I understand that automatic posting can be abused. Something that’s become more noticeable in recent weeks. The feature was originally meant to help streamers focus on their content without extra hassle. Streaming takes a lot of time and effort beyond what viewers see: preparing, reviewing analytics, improving content, and more.

That said, a unwanted side effect is that the same system also enables low-effort content like AFK streams or quick on/off toggles just to trigger posts. The only real way to prevent that would be constant quality control, which simply isn’t realistic given the project’s scale.

I prefer to be proactive and disable auto-posts on Hive altogether. While this might have a short-term impact on Dagamers' growth, I believe it’s the right step towards growth and a healthier community in the long run. Hopefully, this will also create room to welcome many new faces over time and collaborate with other communities or projects.

Note: Auto-posting on Steem and Blurt will remain active for now. If your Twitch stream generates a post on either of those platforms, you’ll automatically enter a 6-hour cooldown.

Happy streaming!