The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has issued a stern warning to tech firms to make sure they're prepared to comply with the Online Safety Act.
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Ofcom's analysis shows a significant increase in correct content labeling on Twitch since the policy's introduction last year.
Twitch announced that it will increase the monthly price of Tier 1 subscriptions on its mobile apps starting in October. The increase will only affect subscriptions purchased through the mobile app.
You can get three months of Apple TV+ for free when you subscribe to any Twitch streamer. You can also qualify for the promotional offer that kicks off on July 30, even if you gift a sub to someone.
Twitch is rolling out the 'Discovery Feed' feature similar to TikTok on the mobile app, which gives you a scrollable feed of clips and live streams from creators and streamers on the platform.
Developer Stoic Games has revealed it will hold its first Twitch event to reveal more info on its upcoming action-adventure game Towerborne, which will be published by Microsoft, on March 7.
Amazon is going through another large round of mass layoffs today, including over 500 team members at Twitch and "several hundred" people at its Prime Video and MGM Studios divisions.
Recently some Western companies including Google were relieved of some fines imposed by Russians. Out of these, Telegram commented that it was unaware of the reasons why the charges were dropped.
Twitch has reversed new policy changes allowing some artistic nudity in just two days, citing problems distinguishing digital art from explicit content and complaints from viewers.
Twitch has announced it will no longer be available in South Korea after February 27, 2024. The game-oriented streaming service cited "prohibitively high" costs as the reason for its shutdown.
Amazon is making another round of layoffs, which will include over 180 employees in its games division along with an unspecified number of team members in its music streaming division.
As part of Twitchcon 2023, Twitch has announced a number of new and upcoming features and improvements for its popular streaming service for creators, including Stream Together and more.
Microsoft is teaming up with Lionsgate to promote the upcoming release of Saw X with a Twitch interactive live event where people could win a black 1TV Xbox Series S console among other prizes.
Twitch announces new features at its TwitchCon 2023 event today. These include a new Discovery Feed, Stories, and Guest Star, among others. Some of these seem to be inspired by Instagram and TikTok.
Twitch has introduced new content classification labels that streamers have to apply to their stream. They cover a whole range of items including violence, profanity, tobacco use, gambling, and more.
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The 9,000 Amazon workers to be laid off will be in addition to the 18,000 employees that were cut back in January 2023. AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch workers will be affected.
After working for 16 years as Twitch CEO, Emmet Shear is stepping down from his role and is being replaced by Dan Clancy. However, this does not mark the end of his journey with Twitch.
After an incident last January where a streamer displayed a browser window that contained deepfake porn of other streamers, Twitch is now taking a harder stance when it comes to such content.
Russian courts have recently issued a $57,000 fine to Amazon-owned Twitch for failing to remove content about its military campaign in Ukraine which it reportedly says is falsified.
Amazon cloud servers situated in the Oregon and North California regions faced a short outage yet again after the east region servers were down last week, although, Amazon has fixed the problem now.
Twitch has reportedly been the target of a massive data breach. The publicly leaked data contains encrypted credentials, source code for some software, and payout details related to popular streamers.
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The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Roblox. It has also aggressively started sending takedown notices to Twitch for removing unlicensed content.
The change will initially come to Mexico and Turkey on May 20. According to the initiative, the new Tier 1 subscription will be priced at 9.90 TRY in Turkey and 48 Pesos in Mexico.
The feature, which was tested last year, is now available to everyone. You can activate it using keyboard shortcuts or by hovering the mouse button over a comment and clicking the arrow icon.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Second Extinction, and more upcoming games will be shown off at the ID@Xbox indie showcase on Twitch next week. The event is slated to include over 100 indie games.
The latest report from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet shows that live streaming platforms saw a major surge in growth thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced many to stay at home.
Following suspensions from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, outgoing US President Donald Trump now finds himself banned from yet another major platform after yesterday's events in the US Capitol.
Twitch has been criticized by various music groups for allowing unlicensed music to be used for its Soundtrack feature and for disregarding thousands of music infringement notices, among other claims.
Sony has announced the media apps that will be available on the PlayStation 5 console when it launches next month, including Apple TV. There will also be a Media Remote available at launch.
Twitch has introduced Soundtrack, a new feature that allows streamers to use licensed music without violating the owner's copyrights. The new feature is available in beta starting today.
It has come to light that live-streaming platform Twitch is going to shut down its online karaoke game service, Sings. The Amazon-owned subsidiary is going to start removing content from December 1.
Twitch's Watch Parties are now live for every creator worldwide, allowing everyone to watch Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows together with their fans with a Prime membership.
Amazon has announced that it's bringing together two of its biggest services, Twitch and Amazon Music, to give artists and fans a way to connect through live experiences in the Amazon Music app.
Amazon has introduced a "new" pillar of its Prime membership, Prime Gaming, which includes perks such as free games and in-game content. It's essentially a rebranding of Twitch Prime.
Hyper Scape's open beta on PC is coming to an end soon, and Ubisoft has announced that the full release will happen on August 11, delivering the battle royale experience to PC and, finally, consoles.
The full schedule for Bethesda's upcoming online exhibition was revealed today. QuakeCon at Home, the replacement for QuakeCon 2020, will start on August 7 and end on August 9 on Twitch.
Amazon-owned streaming company Twitch has decided to bring back its sports channel. The website has also launched a designated category featuring sports such as basketball, football, and more.
Amazon Interactive Video Service is a new fully managed service that allows you to host interactive live streams on your website. Low latency (3s) and an easy setup are noteworthy features.
