This morning Twitch PR sent out an email blast informing the community about an impending wave of new DMCA takedowns. This wave has been lead by the music publishing industry (whereas previous DMCA’s largely came from the RIAA, the recording industry). The email is rife with PR spin and...
DMCA on Twitch has been one of the most talked-about things among streamers for the last month. A mix of confusion, anger, and fear has fully engulfed the community, while misinformation is spreading faster than facts. We’re witnessing a massive failure on the feet of leadership at...
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...
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...
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...
CES 2020 is in full swing, and some of the tech being announced is mindblowing. Streamer gear has also made its presence felt with several companies launching products for live streamers. Corsair has launched new lights, new keyboard integration, a new capture card and teased a new...
If you’re a broadcaster on Twitch, you’ve likely seen the notification bar at the top of your dashboard. It’s provided a long countdown to the official launch of the new Creator Dashboard. That day is today. At some point in the next number of hours, the old dashboard...
Twitch has just launched a new emote event on the platform, and it’s one of the best ones yet featuring familiar memes customized for the holiday. The event is being called the “Happy HAHAHAlidays”, and features 25 different emotes that can be unlocked through a...
