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Twitch watch time broadly stable in 2024 at 18.9bn hours
"Expect 2025 to be a big year for multistreaming as the tools evolve and become more accessible"
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Twitch’s monthly hours watched "rebounded" in September, says new report
Twitch daily hours watched are also up from 45m to 55m - the highest since April
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Twitch has reportedly been banning sign ups from Israel and Palestine for over a year
Platform says it "temporarily disabled sign ups with email verification" in both regions
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Twitch has removed badge identifying game devs in chat streams
Decision made to "restore [its] developer organisation process"
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Asmongold suspended from Twitch under its "hateful conduct" policy
Streamer was banned from the platform for saying Palestinians come from an "inferior culture"
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Twitch staff fear further layoffs
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has "shown little tolerance for unprofitable businesses", WSJ claims
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Twitch updates policies on sexual harassment
AutoMod has been updated to "proactively identify and limit messages that may be inappropriate"
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Twitch reinstates Donald Trump's account
Decision made after he became the 2024 Republican nominee for president
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Report: Twitch terminates its Safety Advisory Council team
Spokesperson says council will continue, but will be made up of Twitch ambassadors
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Twitch hours viewed drop to 1.64bn in quiet April
But StreamElements reports Rust enjoyed 19 million hours increase thanks to Waves of Change update
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Twitch adds ways for users to filter unwanted content
Streaming site will now blur or hide livestreams involving gambling, drug use or sexualised content
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Twitch expands partner program to give more streamers access to higher revenue shares
Changes include removing the $100,000 cap on its 70/30 tier
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Twitch laying off 35% of staff
Update: Twitch CEO Dan Clancy confirms cuts, cites resizing business as main reason
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Twitch to cease operations in South Korea next year
Streaming platform plans to help creators move to "alternative live streaming services"
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Twitch app to be delisted on Nintendo Switch | News-in-brief
New users won't be able to download the app from the eShop starting November 6, while existing users will lose access starting January 31, 2024
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Twitch makes another round of layoffs
Latest cuts limited to customer support as streaming service relies more on outsourcing
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Twitch bans streamers from promoting skin gambling sites
The change also includes a prohibition on sponsorships
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Twitch pulls in 1.76bn hours in viewership during May
Nintendo's Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom debuted with 37 million hours watched during the month
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Twitch introduces new content classification labels
The new labels will replace the current toggle for mature content, but community guidelines will remain the same
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Twitch introduces 70/30 revenue split in new Partner Plus program
Streamers who match the criteria will benefit from a 70% share on their net subscription revenue up to $100,000 annually, after which it'll revert back to a 50/50 split
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Twitch rolls back ad guideline updates
The streaming platform's changes would have limited how users could generate revenue
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Twitch hours watched drop another 5% in March
StreamElements reports another month of declines but notes Q1 2023 was only down from 1% from Q4 2022
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ADL criticizes Fortnite, Call of Duty for lax stance on Holocaust denial
Group's report card of game and social media companies finds lack of policies, slow responses, and no action taken on user reports
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Twitch viewership dips 8% in February as it hit 1.64bn hours
StreamElements and Rainmaker.gg say that Hogwarts Legacy pulled in 71 million views on the streaming platform
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Amazon to cut 9000 roles
Update: Over 400 Twitch staff laid off as user and revenue growth fail to meet expectations due to "current macroeconomic environment"