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X is working on game streaming and live shopping features
Elon Musk is looking to new video features, including game streaming and live shopping, as part of his attempt to turn X into an “everything app.”
Twitch streamers can soon block banned accounts from tuning in
Twitch announced this week that an upcoming change will allow streamers to block banned users from tuning into their streams. “You can choose to have your banned chatters no longer be able to watch the stream,” Senior Product Manager Trevor Fisher revealed on Twitch’s Patch Notes podcast (via TechCrunch), stressing that the feature won’t be enabled by default. The new blocking feature will roll out in the next few weeks.
Twitch is finally adding Stories and a feed for discovering new streamers to watch
It’s probably safe to say no one could have predicted that LinkedIn would add Stories before Twitch, but here we are.
Twitch announces chat-pinning feature for those with robust bank accounts
Twitch just announced a chat-pinning feature similar to those found on YouTube and other platforms. Hype Chat offers a new revenue stream for both streamers and the platform itself. You pay $1 to $500 and compose a message that rests atop the chat until someone with deeper pockets comes along and knocks you from the spotlight.
Twitch replaces its mature content mode with more granular 'labels'
Categories include sexual themes, gambling and significant profanity or vulgarity.
Twitch will give smaller streamers a bigger cut of subscriptions
Twitch is launching a program that gives streamers a larger 70 percent cut of their subscriptions.
Twitch is raising prices for its ad-free Turbo service
Twitch’s ad-free Turbo subscription plan is raising its price, jumping from $9 to $12 per month in the US. Twitch has offered no feature changes or add-ons to accompany this price hike. The monthly cost for Turbo is going throughout the globe, with an average hike of around 25 to 30 percent.
Twitch’s new clip editor makes it easier to create vertical videos
Twitch has a new clip editor that will make it much, much easier for streamers to promote their content across platforms that put a focus on mobile users.
Amazon will lay off another 9,000 employees in the coming weeks
Amazon is laying off a further 9,000 employees, on top of the 18,000 already announced.
Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear steps down as CEO
Company President Dan Clancy will take over the role, effective immediately.
The AI Seinfeld show 'Nothing, Forever' is back on Twitch
Nothing, Forever, an AI-generated livestream inspired by Seinfeld is back on Twitch after being taken offline for anti-LGBTQ content.
Twitch takes a harder stance against explicit deepfakes
Twitch is clarifying its ban on explicit deepfakes following an incident in January.
AI Seinfeld was surreal fun until it called being trans an illness
An endless AI-scripted Seinfeld stream has been banned from Twitch for two weeks after it spewed offensive comments about transgender people.
Twitch says it fixed an issue that prevented people from watching streams
Twitch is currently experiencing an issue that is preventing parts of the platform, including channels and streams, from loading properly.
Twitch's new 'Shield Mode' is a one-button anti-harassment tool for streamers
Twitch has added a 'Shield Mode' for streamers that activates multiple anti-harassment tools in one shot.
Built-in Discord voice chat is now rolling out to all Xbox users
The Xbox November update includes improved Discord voice chat features, Twitch integration, upgrades for captured game clips and more.
Twitch hopes its rewritten community policies are easier to understand
Twitch has rewritten its Community Guidelines, and it's hoping the simpler language will result in fewer violations and more reports.
Twitch will charge you $100 to pin your chat message for 2.5 minutes
The website's new experimental feature will highlight a viewer's message if they're willing to pay for it.
Twitch is banning major gambling websites in October
It will ban websites that feature slots, roulette and dice games unlicensed in the US.
Google Stadia’s Party Stream is exactly what it sounds like
Share your gameplay with up to nine friends.