Discord says that the “vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today” without needing to use a face scan or ID to verify their age
Either because they aren't accessing age-restricted experiences, or if its AI predicts they're old enough.
Discord says that the “vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today” without needing to use a face scan or ID to verify their age
Either because they aren't accessing age-restricted experiences, or if its AI predicts they're old enough.
Google updates Chrome's extension rules to ban affiliate link injection without user action or benefit, after Honey allegedly stole creators' affiliate revenue
Honey was accused of shadily swapping out affiliate links, and now Google has new rules for extensions targeting exactly that.
YouTube launches Communities, a mix of old-school forums, subreddit, and Facebook group, and a new Community Hub to help creators use Communities
Many creators post videos on YouTube but take to other platforms to actually interact with their fans and viewers.
YouTube unveils Hype, a new promotional system inside of YouTube to help boost smaller creators; the most-hyped videos appear on a platform-wide leaderboard
It's a new way for viewers to share the stuff they really like — and for creators to grow on an increasingly busy platform.
Twitch now allows some previously prohibited sexual content, including “deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks or pelvic region”, with a sexual themes label
Twitch is updating the way it responds to sexual content. As part of the change, the streaming platform will now allow …
Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024, saying the country was “prohibitively expensive” to operate in despite working to reduce costs
Games livestreaming platform Twitch is shutting down its business operations in South Korea February 27, 2024.
Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024, saying the country was “prohibitively expensive” to operate in despite working to reduce costs
Games livestreaming platform Twitch is shutting down its business operations in South Korea February 27, 2024.
Twitch launches Stories, expiring after 48 hours, for Partners and Affiliates who have streamed at least once for 45 minutes or longer in the last 30 days
Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, Twitch is launching stories for streamers to connect with their audience even when they aren't live.
Twitch plans to require that streamers add new content labels for streams with sexual themes, graphic violence, drug use, gambling, or “significant” vulgarity
Twitch is rethinking the way it flags mature content, swapping its existing toggle for a more granular set of topic-specific labels.
Twitch plans to require that streamers add new content labels for streams with sexual themes, graphic violence, drug use, gambling, or “significant” vulgarity
Twitch is rethinking the way it flags mature content, swapping its existing toggle for a more granular set of topic-specific labels.
Andy Jassy says Amazon plans to lay off an additional 9,000 employees, mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch, after cutting 18,000+ jobs in January 2023
Today I shared with Twitch employees that we've … Annie Palmer / CNBC : Amazon's post-Bezos experiment hasn't gone exactly as planned Bloomberg : Amazon to Cut 9,000 More Jobs, Dee...
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear steps down after 16 years at the company, replaced by president Dan Clancy, effective immediately; Shear is a Justin.tv co-founder
My work on Twitch began in October 2006, when Justin, Michael … Jay Peters / The Verge : Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz : Twitch CEO Emmet...
Sources: Elon Musk fired a Twitter engineer for suggesting that his engagement numbers are tanking not because of a bug but because his popularity is waning
Inside Twitter 2.0, turmoil leaves employees stretched to the max — For weeks now, Elon Musk has been preoccupied with worries about how many people are seeing his tweets.
Discord renames Premium Memberships as Server Subscriptions and makes them available for all US creators; Discord will take a 10% cut of subscriptions
James Hale / Tubefilter :
At least two TwitchCon attendees say they were severely injured, one with a broken back, after using Lenovo and Intel's foam pit scattered over bare concrete
SAN DIEGO — At least two TwitchCon attendees said they were severely injured after they participated in an interactive exhibit …
Meta plans to shutter the Facebook Gaming app on iOS and Android on October 28, 2022, transferring games, content, and groups to the main Facebook app
as Facebook Gaming app is sunsetting, the VP who oversaw the org in the past has recently departed from Meta https://t.co/CAlM4ySGu4 Ryan Browne / @ryan_browne_ : Facebook is closi...
Meta plans to shutter the Facebook Gaming app on iOS and Android on October 28, 2022, transferring some functionality to the main Facebook app
MUCH OF THE FUNCTIONALITY WILL BE MIGRATED TO THE MAIN FACEBOOK APP — Facebook will end support for its Facebook Gaming app in October, it's announced.
Twitch expands its ad incentive program to more partners and offers bigger payouts by shifting from a flat rate for every 1,000 ads to sharing 55% of ad revenue
Ash Parrish / The Verge :
Twitch expands its ad incentive program to more partners and offers bigger payouts by shifting from a flat rate for every 1,000 ads to sharing 55% of ad revenue
Ash Parrish / The Verge :