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Pokimane's Immaculate Room Tour Has Twitch Streamers Showing Off Their Messy Bedrooms

Pokimane, xQc, and other Twitch streamers hinge their brands on very different kinds of perceived authenticity

PublishedJuly 7, 2021

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Ludwig's Never-Ending Twitch Stream Has Ended

On March 14, Ludwig Ahgren started a stream with no set end date. Last night, an entire month later, it finally…

PublishedApril 14, 2021

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Twitch's 'Hot Tub Meta' Has Sparked Off Yet Another Debate About Women's Attire

Twitch trends come and go, but one thing remains constant: the endless debate around what women should be allowed to…

PublishedApril 2, 2021

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Livestream Of Boulder Mass Shooting Raises Questions About What YouTube And Twitch Should Allow

Yesterday, a shooter opened fire at the King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado and killed 10 people. Not long after…

PublishedMarch 23, 2021

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Twitch Star's 'Never-Ending' Stream Shows No Signs Of Stopping, Despite Need To Eat, Sleep

Ludwig Ahgren, a Twitch streamer with nearly 2 million followers, has never been one to shy away from stunts. His…

PublishedMarch 17, 2021

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Twitch Streamer Banned Twice In Two Days For Harassing Himself, Somehow

It might be an understatement to say that popular Minecraft YouTuber and streamer George “GeorgeNotFound’’ Davidson…

PublishedMarch 15, 2021

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CodeMiko Is The Future Of Streaming, Unless Twitch Bans Her First

CodeMiko is nervous. I can tell because she tells me. “This is, like, my first interview ever,” she says over a…

PublishedMarch 4, 2021

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Twitch's First Transparency Report Is A Start, But Streamers Want More

Today, Twitch released its first-ever transparency report, a lengthy, stat-based look at the platform’s safety…

PublishedMarch 2, 2021

Navy's 'Women Of <i>Warzone</i>' Twitch Stream Spammed With Bomb Emotes

Navy's 'Women Of Warzone' Twitch Stream Spammed With Bomb Emotes

The Navy turned off text chat for today’s ‘Women of Warzone’ boot camp Twitch stream, so some viewers took to…

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PublishedMarch 1, 2021

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Twitch Removes Amazon's Anti-Union Ads After Furious Streamer Response

Earlier this week, it came to light that Twitch was running ads in blatant opposition to the Amazon warehouse worker…

PublishedFebruary 25, 2021

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Twitch Embeds Keep Getting Worse

In the past couple months, the experience of watching Twitch via third-party sites or tools like MultiTwitch has…

PublishedFebruary 1, 2021

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Coheed And Cambria Frontman Writes Mournful Song About PlayStation 5 Shortages

I want a PlayStation 5. I have tried on multiple occasions to acquire a PlayStation 5. I do not have a PlayStation…

PublishedJanuary 13, 2021

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Twitch's Pogchamp Removal Was Never Enough, And Now It's Turning Into A Disaster

It’s not every day you hear about an enormous platform like Twitch swatting the face of one of its most popular…

PublishedJanuary 12, 2021

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Spanish Streamer TheGrefg Obliterates All-Time Twitch Viewership Record

For years now, Twitch’s record for most concurrent viewers on a single streamer’s channel has been hotly contested,…

PublishedJanuary 11, 2021

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Otterbox Is Making Mobile Gaming Gear Now

Otterbox, one of the biggest names in phone and tablet cases, has teamed up with Microsoft to create a new line of…

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PublishedJanuary 11, 2021

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Twitch Will Have A Different Pogchamp Emote Every 24 Hours From Now On

Earlier this week, Twitch removed its extremely popular Pogchamp emote, which is used to express excitement in chat,…

PublishedJanuary 8, 2021

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Twitch Suspends Donald Trump's Channel To Prevent Him From Inciting 'Further Violence'

In the wake of yesterday’s violent, conspiracy-fueled insurrection at the Capitol Building, Twitch has elected to…

PublishedJanuary 7, 2021

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