The Twitch streaming platform, at any given moment, is being watched by more people than any TV news network. Annually, 21.4 ...
A lawmaker’s accusation that Twitch has seen an “amplification of antisemitism” since last year’s Hamas attack on Israel has ...
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has issued a statement addressing criticism around their policies on content deemed anti-semitic or ...
Piker has claimed “America deserved” the Sept. 11, 2001, Al Qaeda terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
Specific references to the LGBTQ+ community have been removed, but the updated guidelines are still too vague to be useful.
Critics, including Rep. Ritchie Torres, say that Piker is emblematic of a much deeper problem at the Amazon-owned platform ...
The new policy follows weeks of back-and-forth complaints about Islamophobia and antisemitism on the platform.
Twitch has tightened its rules around broadcasts that include debates about "political" and "sensitive social issues".
Torres concludes his letter by urging Twitch to "stop popularizing those who popularize antisemitism," including Hasan Piker.
Twitch is letting users hide streams focusing on political and “sensitive social issues” as the platform faces backlash for content on the site.