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Twitch news and analysis from Gizmodo. Gizmodo is a news and opinion website about gadgets, technology, science, environmental news, entertainment, and culture.
Gizmodo | Twitch
1M ago
Twitch has once again redefined its policy regarding nudity on streams. This time around, it seems like you can stream parts of your body but don’t do it for the entire playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3.
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Gizmodo | Twitch
1M ago
It’s Day 16 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and Yo has fallen! Uber will go to the next round and it will be taking on one of today’s nominees. Today we have the streamer’s app of choice going up against one of the oldest and most reliable apps on a phone.
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Gizmodo | Twitch
3M ago
The labyrinthine mire that is Twitch’s streamer revenue-sharing system is getting both a little more streamlined and more convoluted in equal measure.
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Gizmodo | Twitch
3M ago
Twitch laid off 35% of its staff, just over 500 employees, the company said in a blog post Wednesday. This is the latest round of layoffs at Amazon’s live-streaming site, which says it receives over 35 million daily visitors but has failed to turn a profit.
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Gizmodo | Twitch
4M ago
Are you naked under that censor bar? Well, Twitch might not let you stream. A policy update posted on Wednesday clarifies that Twitch will not allow suggested nudity adding to the platform’s ever-growing list of commandments for exactly how your body needs to be covered while streaming.
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Gizmodo | Twitch
4M ago
That didn’t take long: just two days after livestreaming giant Twitch announced a more permissive approach to certain sexual content, including “artistic nudity,” the company has slammed on the brakes.
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Gizmodo | Twitch
4M ago
On Wednesday, Twitch’s confusing policies regarding what kind of sexual content streamers can include—and what’s an absolute no-go—got a rewrite and a very clear blog post explaining the changes. The company says it wants its content creators “to feel confident they understand our rules” and “viewers to feel confident…
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Gizmodo | Twitch
5M ago
Early on Monday morning, Microsoft hired Sam Altman to lead a new advanced AI research team after he was ousted from his position at OpenAI last week. Within hours, OpenAI employees threatened to resign en masse with more than 500 out of 750 employees signing a letter demanding that the board resign and Altman be…
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Gizmodo | Twitch
5M ago
Another round of layoffs is underway at Amazon, and for the second time, it’s happening at the company’s video games division.
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Gizmodo | Twitch
6M ago
It’s not a glitch. Twitch said it is done with the Nintendo Switch. On Thursday, the streaming company said the app on Nintendo’s seven-year console was just too niche. Still, there’s a hitch. Nintendo might be preparing to pitch customers with an all-new console to scratch their itch—a sequel Switch—where perhaps…
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