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Twitch Will Have A Different Pogchamp Emote Every 24 Hours From Now On
8.1.2021
Earlier this week, Twitch removed its extremely popular Pogchamp emote, which is used to express excitement in chat, after the face of the emote, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, encouraged further “civil unrest” after the insurrection at the Capitol Building. Now, just two days later, it’s replaced...
Twitch Suspends Donald Trump's Channel To Prevent Him From Inciting 'Further Violence'
7.1.2021
In the wake of yesterday’s violent, conspiracy-fueled insurrection at the Capitol Building, Twitch has elected to disable Donald Trump’s Twitch account.Read more
Twitch Removes "PogChamp" Emote
7.1.2021
Twitch has removed the extremely popular “Pogchamp” emote from its service after the man featured in it, streamer Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, tweeted some Extremely Bad Shit about the events currently unfolding in Washington.Read more
Covid Relief Bill Still Includes Felony Streaming Act, But Twitch Streamers Are Probably Safe
22.12.2020
Earlier this month, Republican senator Thom Tillis managed to graft an act that would turn streaming copyrighted material into a felony onto the much-debated omnibus spending bill, which also includes a paltry second covid relief check, among many other things. After even more debate (and many...
Streamers Flabbergasted After Twitch Partially Bans The Word 'Simp'
17.12.2020
It’s been yet another long 24 hours for Twitch—the latest in what’s shaped up to be an agonizingly long year for the company (and also everybody on Earth). Yesterday afternoon, Twitch held a live town hall with the goal of illuminating recent policy changes and features around DMCAs, sexual...
Twitch's Top Clips Are Full Of Cyberpunk 2077 Nudity
16.12.2020
Once the year 2077 rolls around, people apparently won’t bat an eyelash at unclothed dicks, breasts, and butts. In 2020, however, this is still very much an issue, especially on Twitch, where on-screen nudity frequently results in temporary or indefinite suspensions. But the platform does make...
Twitch Director Shaan Puri Moves 25% of Net Worth Into Bitcoin to ‘Front Run Wave of Institutional Capital’
11.12.2020
Twitch director and former CEO of Bebo Shaan Puri announced that he has put 25% of his net worth into bitcoin. He believes that bitcoin presents “a rare opportunity to front run a wave of institutional capital.” Shaan Puri Puts 25% in Bitcoin Shaan Puri, director of Twitch,...
Proposed U.S. Law Could Slap Twitch Streamers With Felonies For Broadcasting Copyrighted Material
10.12.2020
The United States government is, as we all know, extremely functional. It’s so functional, in fact, that it regularly struggles to pass spending bills in order to prevent itself from shutting down. The latest “must-pass” bill, like many of its predecessors, includes controversial measures that...
Speaking From The Chest: One Black Woman's Fight For Visibility In Tech Journalism
9.12.2020
Back in the May, shortly after the murder of George Floyd, the juggernauts of the gaming industry issued statements in solidarity with Black Lives Matter while stating the need to do more to support their Black fans, creators and employees.Read more
New Twitch Rules Ban The Confederate Flag, 'Unwelcome' Comments About Streamers' Appearances
9.12.2020
Today, Twitch announced a “significant” update to its harassment and hateful conduct policies. The update takes aim at multiple blind spots in Twitch’s previous rules, adding clearer language about membership in hate groups, symbols like the Confederate flag, and sexual harassment.Read more
Facebook's New Program Pays Black Streamers To Help Them Go Full-Time
8.12.2020
Facebook Gaming is far from the biggest video game streaming platform out there, but it has at least shown a tendency to put its money where its mouth is—a practice Twitch and other industry leaders could learn from. Today, Facebook announced a program to aid Black creators in their pursuit...
Kategorie „slepý průchod hrou“ vadila slepcům, Twitch ji přejmenoval
7.12.2020
Na populární streamovací službě Twitch už nenaleznete videa označená jako „blind playthrough“, která měla vyjadřovat, že vysílající hraje hru zcela poprvé. Skutečně slepí hráči tento popis považovali za matoucí
Streamer Finds Extremely Rare Pokémon, Freaks Out
5.12.2020
Sometimes, with everything on fire and no end in sight, it’s nice to have a wholesome moment to remind us there are still beacons of light in this cruel world. I think this clip of Twitch streamer AjentVee getting super mega ultra excited over finding a rare Pokémon fits the bill. Let’s watch.Read...
Twitch Removes 'Blind Playthrough' Tag After Disability Criticism
5.12.2020
Since 2018, Twitch has had a tag system that allows streamers to categorize their broadcasts according to their content’s contents and give viewers an at-a-glance idea of what they’re about. Tags also tie into Twitch’s still-rudimentary (but increasingly prominent) recommendation system. Until very...
How Much Money Can You Make on Twitch?
4.12.2020
Streaming videos on Twitch can earn you some pocket money, but making it a full-time job isn’t easy. You’ll probably need around 1,000 loyal subscribers before you’ll want to quit your day job. Read more
Twitch Stopped Working Right After Fortnite's Big Marvel Event
1.12.2020
Today, Fortnite players battled Galactus, devourer of worlds, in the culmination of the game’s Marvel-flavored fourth season. With the event ending on a cliffhanger, the biggest boy in a fictional universe of very big boys did not end up going down. But Twitch sure did.Read more
Ethereum King Buterin Loses Live Showdown to Twitch Chess Queen
23.11.2020
Source: a video screenshot, twitch.tv
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin took a break from his crypto activities and met his match – on the chess board versus a National Canadian Team player and well-known Twitch-based chess streamer.
In a much-talked-about live-streamed faceoff versus...
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum’s Lifestyle Brand, Twitch’s Crypto Discounts and MakerDAO’s $1B Milestone
27.7.2020
A Ripple executive built an XRP payments platform, a Washington. D.C.. court ruled bitcoin is money and Ethereum miners' profits are soaring
Twitch Doubles Down on Crypto, Gives Subscribers 10% Discount
27.7.2020
By offering a discount, video streaming platform Twitch is encouraging users to actually use cryptocurrencies for goods and services
Live-Streaming Service Twitch Gives Subscribers 10% Discount if They Pay With Cryptocurrency
27.7.2020
The live-streaming service Twitch is now offering a 10% subscription discount for people who register with cryptocurrency. The new offer from Twitch leverages the Bitpay payment processor, as this is the first crypto-based discount promotion from a company of this magnitude. This week,...