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Twitch signs deal with National Music Publishers' Association
The agreement will be "more flexible and forgiving to creators who inadvertently or incidentally use music in their streams"
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Twitch changes refund policy to avoid chargebacks
The new policy would prevent users from repeatedly asking for subscription refunds
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Twitch sues users over hate raids
Lawsuit accuses two individuals of being the source of recent targeted attacks against marginalized streamers
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#ADayOffTwitch campaign drops viewership
Analytics outfits report varying degrees of impact as people boycott Twitch demanding action against hate raids
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Streamers protest hate raids with #ADayOffTwitch
The strike aims to force the platform into combatting attacks on marginalised creators
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Twitch promises more action over 'hate raids' against marginalised streamers
Streaming site fixes vulnerability in chat filters, says improvements to ban evasion detection and account verification coming later this year
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Twitch adds over 350 new tags related to gender, race, mental health and… hot tubs
Launches hot tub category, says “Being found to be sexy by others is not against our rules”
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Streamer Phantoml0rd wins three-year Twitch lawsuit
CS:GO player James Varga was banned from the platform in 2016
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Twitch continues to grow in Q1 2021, but YouTube Gaming is lagging
Hours watched on Twitch are up 97%, but Facebook is poised to overtake YouTube
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Twitch to punish misconduct that happens outside of Twitch
Off-service conduct policy states platform is willing to suspend people for violent extremism, hate group membership, sexual assault, and other actions taken elsewhere
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EA did the Wright thing | Podcast
Latest episode also discusses Twitch's first transparency report and ongoing rumours of a 4K-ready Nintendo Switch
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Twitch permanently bans Trump, will update policy after Capitol siege
Streaming site says recent events have raised concerns over "rhetoric that encourages violence"
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Twitch suspends Trump account following insurrection at US Capitol
"We believe this is a necessary step to...prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence"
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Twitch pulls Pogchamp emote over link to Capitol siege supporter
Streaming site says Ryan 'Gootecks' Gutierrez, the face of the emote, was "encouraging further violence" via Twitter
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Kevin Lin departs Twitch
Company co-founder departs after 13 years, ten of which he spent as COO
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Twitch streamers report DMCA takedowns for in-game sound effects
Content creators report flags on sounds such as clock chimes, police sirens, bird noises, and wind
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Twitch apologizes for handling of mass copyright claims
Streaming platform apologizes for giving streamers unhelpful warnings, little notice in face of avalanche of DMCA claims from record labels
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Former Xbox head of trust and safety joins Twitch
Angela Hession named new global VP of trust and safety
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Music industry organisations slam Twitch in open letter
The streaming giant denied the claims that its Soundtrack service is not fully licensed
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Twitch purges videos after "thousands" of requests from music labels
Streaming site offers content creators the ability to delete all videos as it issues "a one-time warning to learn about copyright law"
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Facebook Gaming surpassed one billion hours watched in Q3
Twitch viewership cools somewhat after pandemic spike, while YouTube and Facebook continue stready rise
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Twitch signs exclusive deal with CohhCarnage
Variety streamer agrees to multi-year pact that will have him livestreaming full-time on the platform
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Twitch apologizes for offensive Hispanic Heritage Month emotes
Emote modifiers including sombreros and maracas "clearly missed the mark" and were inappropriate, streaming platform says
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Shroud returns to Twitch
Following Mixer shutdown, Shroud signs exclusivity deal with his original platform
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Ninja returns to Twitch following Mixer shutdown
Former channel restored, now up to 14.9 million followers