The Chat Window

Tonnes of spamming going on in chat right now, I was able to block some of them but they seem to pop up again…

 

Is there anything in the works regarding completely hiding the chat, because even at its smallest window size it still blocks an important part of the screen in a space game (the edge - where enemy indicators can be) and is mildly distracting when text is spamming past in it constantly.

 

At least this or a way of creating my own private channel tab where nobody will be talking?

 

Just curious, I know there are server problems at the moment that require more attention - but its something I felt compelled to ask, since the chat has been getting worse and worse the last 3 days.