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Twitch employees have shared that big name streamers are leaving the site due to the livestreaming platform offering lower-paid contracts than it once did.Speaking to Washington Post, former Twitch employees – who chose to remain anonymous – have shared that Twitch is deliberately offering streamers less money, causing several big names to leave for competing streaming platforms.At the end of August (August 30), Ben ‘DrLupo’ Lupo announced that he was moving to stream exclusively with YouTube.

Buzzfeed News reports.Twitch accused the users, whose real names are currently unknown, of evading its attempts to ban them from the platform and said they had “seriously harmed and will continue to harm the Twitch community.”The so-called “hate raids” allegedly conducted by the users involved engineering bots to target LGBTQ streamers and streamers of color, filling their live chats with abusive messages.

Twitch has started legal proceedings against two anonymous streamers who allegedly participated in “hate raids” against Black and LGBTQ+ streamers.According to a story by Wired, Twitch is now suing these two alleged hate raiders for “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers with racist, homophobic, sexist and other harassing content”, which is a violation of its terms of service.“We hope this Complaint will shed light on the identity of the individuals behind these attacks and the tools that they

#ADayOffTwitch protest that took place last week, Vtuber Buffpup has appeared on New York’s Fox 5 News to talk about the issue of hate raids.Hate raids are when one account spams the chat with abuse, usually containing “very hateful language towards marginalised groups,” according to Buffpup, before a second account then reports the streamer for not moderating their chat correctly, resulting in a ban.The problem has “never been this bad” said Buffpup during the news segment, before adding “it’s

Twitch hate raids after a large-scale streaming community boycott.Streamlabs is one of the most common tools for livestreaming, often being used to complement Twitch’s features with additional settings and support.

Over the last seven days, TwitchTracker illustrates that Twitch’s concurrent viewer number has peaked around 4.5million, while on September 1 the peak was 3.5million, showcasing a significant drop-off.

YouTube, following multiple other content creators joining the site in recent months.The internet personality, who is best known for streaming games such as Warzone and Apex Legends, has announced that in the future he will be streaming exclusively on YouTube.

Twitch in protest over the platform’s perceived lack of action in combatting online abuse.Rallying under the hashtag #ADayOffTwitch, protesters are asking people not to stream on Twitch or watch any streams that are taking place today (September 1).

YouTube Gaming, meaning that he will leave his larger platform on Twitch behind to stream exclusively on the site from now on.After numerous teases, DrLupo has today (August 30) confirmed that he is moving away from Twitch to stream exclusively on YouTube Gaming.

Twitch streamer xQc has hit out at fellow streamer Pokimane who recently discovered that her former friend GreekGodx had blocked her on Twitter.Dimitri “GreekGodx” Antonatos has caused a fair bit of controversy lately – first, calling out Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon for filming people without their permission and being “desperate for content”.He then announced he was taking a break from streaming, telling his followers to “live their lives and stop watching streamers live them for you.”Then,

Dr Disrespect says he is suing Twitch after the platform banned him for an unknown reason back in June 2020.Speaking during his latest YouTube live stream – as spotted by Dot Esports – Dr Disrespect said that he’s known for months the reason he was banned from Twitch, and this is the reason why he is suing.When discussing the actual reason behind his mystery ban during his stream, he said: “I can’t talk about it, but a lot of people ask me, ‘Do you know the reason?’ Yeah, I do know the reason

Twitch streamers across the world are planning to strike in protest of the ongoing ‘hate raid’ problem which is prevalent on the platform.Hate raids refer to the act of spamming a Twitch streamer with abuse while they are live.

As reported by Dexerto, the popular influencer was answering questions from fans during the donation portion of a stream, when one asked whether he would ever appear on the Joe Rogan podcast in the future. The result was not what many were expecting, with Beahm immediately declining any sort of invitation.“Joe Rogan calls and gives you a crisp invite? Probably not,” said Beahm.“I’m telling you, man.

Half-Life 2 has set a new record for its highest ever concurrent players on Steam, following a successful fan campaign called “Breaking The Bar”.Yesterday (August 14), Half-Life 2 peaked with 16,101 fans playing Valve‘s game at the same time, as visible on SteamDB. This is the highest ever concurrent player count recorded for the game.The surge in popularity is down to fans within the Half-Life 2 community, who wanted to break the record with an event called “Breaking The Bar”.

Twitch is introducing anti-gambling measures that aim to tackle creator content with restrictions to gambling promotion. In a creator update from Wednesday (August 11), Twitch “will prohibit sharing links and/or referral codes to sites that offer slots, roulette, or dice games.”“We will continue to monitor gambling-related content and update our approach as needed,” the update adds (thanks, PC Gamer).Enforcement of the above rules will start from August 17, giving creators time to remove any

Twitch has responded announcing it will improve its ways of protecting marginalized streamers.The Twitter statement, which was posted last night (August 11), addressed the recent concerns after multiple streamers came forward with evidence of targeted harassment in their streams as well as “hate raids”.“We’ve seen a lot of conversation about botting, hate raids, and other forms of harassment targeting marginalized creators,” Twitch wrote.

Twitch has announced that it will now tell streamers why they have been banned or suspended from the service.In an announcement on Twitter, Twitch has explained that its enforcement notifications will now include the name of the content and the date of the violation so that streamers have more insight into what the reason behind their ban or suspension is.

Xbox and the Special Olympics have partnered together for the Gaming for Inclusion event, a virtual esports tournament aiming to further accessibility around games and sports. Announced in an Xbox Wire blog post, Gaming for Inclusion will take place between September 12 and 18 on the Xbox Twitch channel and Special Olympics YouTube channel. The event will feature tournaments in Rocket League, Forza Motorsport 7, and Madden NFL 22.

Fortnite stream, Tyler ‘Ninja‘ Blevins has explained why he feels Twitch is the best streaming platform around, as well as why Mixer missed its shot as a competitor.While playing Fortnite yesterday (August 8), Ninja stated that “There’s literally nothing else but Twitch” in terms of viable streaming platforms (thanks, Dexerto).

Twitch streamer xQc claims that he has received no support from other creators on the platform following his Olympics DMCA ban.Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel, an ex-Overwatch League player, was recently banned from Twitch after watching DMCA content from the Tokyo Olympics 2021.The ban lasted less than a day and xQc soon returned to the platform, after which he announced that he did a counter-claim against the International Olympics Committee and would be fighting his DMCA ban in court with the help of the

Twitch has announced a price drop today for subscriptions in the UK.Subscribing to your favourite streamers now costs just £3.99 for a Tier 1 subscription – that’s down 20 per cent from the previous £4.99.The move seeks to make global subscriptions more affordable after previously basing the amounts on the US $4.99 price.“It’s time for subscription pricing that’s adjusted for where viewers live,” Twitch announced in an official blog post.

Twitch streamer Sweet_Anita has revealed that she was recently robbed and left stranded in London.After a strange encounter on a train, the streamer realised she had been pickpocketed.“This guy bumped into me, like, a bit weirdly. Like face on face, I think I felt one of his teeth,” she said, sharing the story via Twitch.

Twitch streamer ‘girl__fighter’, a Russian pole dancer and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, was forced to fight off an intruder mid-stream.The clip, which has since been removed from the livestreaming platform but can still be found on Reddit and Streamable, shows girl__fighter – also known as Victoria – and her friend in the middle of a broadcast before the voice of another person can be heard yelling and banging on the door in the background.According to translations, the intruder is

Flame Fatales has released the schedule for its August speedruns.Starting on August 15, you can expect to see some Pokémon Firered/Leafgreen, Celeste, Cadence of Hyrule, and even Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos. Running all the way up to August 22, the event can be streamed from the Games Done Quick Twitch channel.Other notable games in the line-up include Super Meat Boy, Stardew Valley, and Super Metroid.

Twitch viewers will be able to earn in-game drops for the first-person survival game Rust.As reported by TheLoadout, fans and players alike will be able to tune in to watch certain Twitch streamers and earn in-game Rust loot courtesy of developer, Facepunch Studios.Those Twitch streamers include Pokimane, xQc, Voyboy, Ludwig, Sykkuno, AriaSaki, and more.Offline TV, a group of online content creators who stream on Twitch and create videos on YouTube, is opening a brand new Rust server today which

Warframe developer Digital Extremes has announced that the upcoming expansion, The New War, will receive an interactive preview at TennoCon 2021.You can watch the official trailer for TennoCon 2021 – a celebration of all things Warframe – below:The New War’s gameplay reveal will occur at the TennoLive broadcast on July 17, which takes place at 10pm BST (5pm ET).

Twitch.Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys has been broadcasting on the streaming platform since 2013, garnering a massive audience to her channel ever since and becoming one of the most viewed female streamers in recent years.On July 10, Pokimane reached another career milestone, surpassing 8 million followers on Twitch while also reacting to the breakthrough live as it happened for her thousands of viewers.“Thank you, guys,” she said in the Twitch clip, “Thank you! I don’t even know what to say.

Twitch after a recent stream displayed him using his phone while driving.In a tweet addressing the ban, Ross states that he believes the ban is permanent, further saying “I’m so sorry I feel horrible”.Just got banned in twitch. I think it’s a perm guys … this is not good AT ALL.

Twitch ban, streamer Jenelle “Indiefoxx” Dagres is now selling clips of her streams as NFT videos to purchase.First announced on Twitter, Indiefoxx has shared that she will continue to earn money from her previous Twitch streams by selling clips as NFT content.In the video below, Indiefoxx announces that “I have partnered with Eternal and they’re going to be helping me make NFTs”, which she describes as being “digital trading cards like Pokémon“.Hey babes!! It is time! Check out my profile via