One of the greatest factors of Boiler Room and live streaming in general is the ability for fans to interact. Unfortunately, when given the platform, some people choose to abuse that power and say stupid things.
During her Boiler Room set in Paris this week, Glaswegian DJ Nightwave was subject to pitiful, sexist comments from viewers; something that has been an underlying issue with the comments section for a while.
Boiler Room – a place where people come together to enjoy music – is unfortunately not without it’s trolls at times, however sexism is simply not on. Following the event, Nightwave Tweeted her frustration on the issue:
This was followed by a response from Boiler Room, who plan to work on the issue immediately.
Speaking with FACT Magazine on the matter, host and programmer at Boiler Room Gabriel Szatan says “We obviously can’t just shut down any comment when someone is like, ‘They fucked up that mix, that song is shit’ but we can’t allow straight up vile transphobic, misogynistic, racist things to carry on.”
“We’re scratching our heads on determining how to monitor it but we know that today is the line in the sand. It [will be] difficult, but that’s not to absolve ourselves. As the biggest live streaming company in the underground that should stand [up] for its liberal values, we know now that it’s our responsibility to lead the field.”
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