There’s often a misconception that Twitch is a gold rush. This was especially true when Ninja experienced his meteoric rise to fame – and then reignited when he made his Mixer deal. But in reality, streaming can be a grind! A grind that involves hours of streaming, few people...
One of the most common annoyances that Twitch streamers deal with is follow bots. Every day, streamers are hit randomly with follow bots ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of fake accounts. These events can be nerve-wracking at the moment as notifications and chat spam takes over...
As streaming has gained more mainstream appeal, especially in light of COVID19 lockdowns, traditional celebrities are starting to stream. The music and sports industry are especially finding enjoyment in connecting with their audiences while playing games on Twitch. For fans, they may not...
Earlier this week, Mixer announced they were shutting down, and partnering with Facebook Gaming. The news came as a shock to both streamers and staff, leaving thousands of creators unsure of their future. Mixer has always been the fourth option in terms of viewership but was widely seen...
In light of the most recent wave of DMCA takedowns on Twitch, creators are understandably spooked. As streamers go through the painful process of cleaning their clips of copyright content – a second conversation on stream music is being had. Most streamers are looking for a way to...
Twitch streamers are waking up to the unfortunate news that they received a DMCA takedown over the last 12 hours. The DMCA’s appear to have been issues based upon clips, some of which are going back as far as 2017. While the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is...
A couple of weeks ago, Harris Heller posted an innocuous tweet about his feelings on Starting Soon screens. It wasn’t a controversial take, but considering Harris’ status as the ‘stream doctor’ it was perceived that way. Opinions that originate from authoritative...
Twitch announced their new “Safety Advisory Council”, in a tweet and blog post. The Council, comprised of members of the community and experts are tasked with informing and guiding decisions related to safety on the platform. Originally announced at Twitchcon 2019, the (then)...
In the last couple of days, Twitch has shut down two third-party developers’ tools by issuing takedown requests. Those two services are CommanderRoot and Overrustle Logs. As a result of the threat, both services have announced that they will be shut down. In both takedown demands...
Twitch may have just made a change to help address trolls who harass streamers. It’s something that streamers have been asking for for a long time, and it looks to be here! Shadowbans! After testing in three channels personally, and then having three other people try to replicate it...
