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Twitch working on more detailed ban notifications
But streaming platform's VP of trust and safety said "specifics and clarity" will be given later down the line
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New York AG investigating Twitch, Discord role in Buffalo shooting
Letitia James also looking into 4chan and 8chan, saying the terror attack "again revealed the depths and dangers of these platforms that spread and promote hate without consequence"
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Twitch details response after Buffalo shooter livestreamed mass shooting
Site claims it ended stream less than two minutes after it began, is trying to stop the footage from spreading
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Twitch indefinitely stops the paid boost promotional feature
Viewers and streamers were able to pay to reach the front page but it was exploited to show channels with explicit content
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#TwitchDoBetter movement demands more action from Twitch
Open letter says Black History Month initiatives are “sorely inadequate” in the face of ongoing hate raids
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Twitch addresses ongoing hate raids, shares tips to avoid harassment
Platform details actions taken, says it is “working diligently to take action as quickly as possible”
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Sanctions prevent Twitch from paying Russian streamers
Streaming site is asking content creators to provide alternative payment details, will pay missed income when restrictions lift
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Report: Twitch confronted with staff "exodus" over strategy disagreements
"Twitch's leadership is uncomfortable with mid-level and lower level employees pushing for change," a former employee said
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Twitch updates community guidelines to prevent misinformation spread
New policy targets "individuals whose online presence is dedicated to spreading harmful, false information"
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Twitch says "minimal" impact to users from hack
Streaming website explains in blog update that passwords and sensitive personal information were not leaked
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Twitch confirms it was hacked by "a malicious third party"
Streaming site says there's no indication so far that login or full credit card details have been exposed
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New Ofcom rules calls for Twitch and platforms to better police video content
Sites face fines or suspension if they do not take "appropriate measures" to tackle videos around sexual abuse and racism
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Twitch hacked, source code and creator payout information leaked online
Anonymous party published link to data via 4Chan on Wednesday
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Twitch adds Boost feature that lets viewers pay to promote streams
Watchers can spend money to push live broadcasts onto “highly visible parts” of the site
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Twitch announces partnership with Warner Music Group
A week after striking a deal with National Music Publishers' Association, Twitch gets WMG to start channels for its artists
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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