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Twitch is making more changes to combat viewbotting
Khizar Mundia
Livestreaming platform Twitch is introducing new updates to combat, or at the very least better limit, viewbotting. But it remains to be seen whether any of these new changes will be more effective than those that have come before. Viewbotting is a serious issue across the streaming industry, with streamers using fake bot accounts to inflate their viewership numbers. This leads to false levels of popularity, which can increase discoverability …
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Can Australians still use Twitch after new social media ban?
Olivia Richman
Twitch has been added to the list of social media platforms being banned in Australia, leaving users in the country scrambling to figure out what that means for Australians and if they’ll still be able to use the livestreaming hub. As of December 10, 2025, new rules in the country will require that Australians under 16 years old no longer be allowed to make their own personal accounts on Twitch. …
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Pokimane speaks on Mark Tuan collab and dating rumors
Olivia Richman
Over the years, Imane “Pokimane” Anys has gone from Twitch streamer to lifestyle vlogger while proving to be one of the more consistently popular figures in the livestreaming space, so it’s no surprise that a recent collab with Mark Tuan has led to dating rumors and more. Pokimane’s love life is one topic she hasn’t been very open to sharing with fans, even as her personal life has become increasingly …
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xQc plans to attempt a betting stream on Twitch, here’s how
Khizar Mundia
Popular streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel, who exclusively uses Kick for his gambling and betting streams, will be attempting a sponsored betting broadcast on Twitch to test the platform’s new and seemingly conflicting rules. Twitch is known for its strict guidelines regarding gambling streams and the type of content that can be shown on the platform. This has caused many content creators, including xQc, to stream gambling content on alternative platforms, …
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Kai Cenat hits another new Twitch record with 20 million followers
Fariha Bhatti
Kai Cenat has beaten his own Twitch record by amassing an incredible number of 20 million followers on the livestreaming platform. While Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon helped him reign over all of Twitch, setting numerous records across the platform with his incredible growth. Despite being one of Twitch’s biggest names, Kai has only been streaming for about four years. Yet in that time he has already become one of the platform’s …
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FaZe Lacy reveals subathon revenue, here’s how much he made
Khizar Mundia
FaZe Clan proved its popularity once again with a massively successful subathon, and Nick “FaZe Lacy” Fosco has shared with his viewers just how much revenue he earned on Twitch during the month-long event. The second subathon for FaZe Clan was a massive success, with numerous members of the organization reaching Twitch’s top 10 most-subscribed streamers list. Jason “JasonTheWeen” Thanh Nguyen even dethroned popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat to take …
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Who is EmilyCC? The streamer who has been live for four years
Fariha Bhatti
EmilyCC has been streaming live for four consecutive years, and her streaming every second of her life in the last 1,453 days has some asking exactly who she is and her four-year stream is all about. Subathons have become popular across streaming platforms, with big names including FaZe Clan, Kai Cenat, Ironmouse, and others remaining live for weeks or even months at a time as subscriptions keep them going forward. …
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Mizkif suing Emiru, Asmongold, OTK Media following allegations
Olivia Richman
Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is suing various streamers and content creation companies following Emily “Emiru” Schunk’s accusations against the controversial streamer. On November 4, it became clear that Mizkif had put forward a lawsuit in federal court targeting fellow streamers Emiru and Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt, as well as OTK Media Inc, Mythic Talent Management Inc, and King Gaming Labs Inc. The streamer is seeking damages for reputational harm, lost earnings, and …
Marlon accidentally leaks Twitch earnings, here’s how much he made
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Twitch streamer Marlon “Mar3lg” Lundgren Garcia has accidentally leaked how much he earned in one month on the platform, and viewers are divided on whether the earnings figure is impressive or not. Marlon is a relatively new streamer who initially tried his luck as a basketball player and professional model. He eventually transitioned to content creation and has grown his Twitch channel rapidly, currently boasting over 1.4 million followers on …
As Deshae Frost reveals Twitch earnings, Asmongold alleges edits
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Popular Twitch streamer Deshae Frost has revealed his earnings for an individaul month, but Kick streamer Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt is claiming that the content creator edited his revenue. Deshae Frost is a popular, albeit controversial, creator who began with comedic vlogs and eventually transitioned to livestreams and has even appeared on mainstream TV shows. The streamer is a regular on Twitch, but has faced the wrath of the platform multiple …
Explaining the QTCinderella and vanillamace drama
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Blaire “QTCinderella” and Emily “vanillamace” recently joined together for a stream that has led to fresh drama between the two streamers and their respective fans. QTCinderella is a famous streamer most notably associated with The Streamer Awards event, and like many in the streaming world, she has at times found herself embroiled in drama online. The latest example has QTCinderella under fire after she shared some views live on stream …
This Mizkif response to Emiru has fans calling for a Twitch ban
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Popular streamer Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is embroiled in controversy once again after Emily “Emiru” Beth Schunk accused him of repetaedly harassing her, and the streamer has delivered a response that has fans and viewers demanding that Twitch ban him from the streaming platform. Emiru was in the news recently for an unfortunate incident she went through at TwitchCon involving a fan. The streamer has since discussed the incident at length …
Streamers Nina Lin and Zoe Spencer banned from Twitch, here’s why
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Controversial streamers Nina “NinaDaddyisBack” Lin and Zoe Spencer went viral for a controversial resurfaced video, and now Twitch has banned the pair following much drama and conversation across social media. Nina Lin is a popular American content creator who gained fame by creating TikTok lip-sync videos and comedy reels. She later migrated to traditional streaming on Twitch, where she created a variety of content most prominently including IRL and Just …
Justin Bieber joins Twitch and makes big future streaming promises
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Canadian singer Justin Bieber has joined Twitch, marking the massive music star’s entry into the streaming industry as he spoke on his future plans for this new endeavor. Justin Bieber needs no introduction, as he’s a renowned singer and influential celebrity who currently boasts millions of followers across various social media platforms. While he gained his fame through his music, the singer has since gotten involved in a broad variety …
What happened to vtubers and their gifts at TwitchCon, explained
Khizar Mundia
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TwitchCon has been in the news for a variety of negative happenings this year, and now its vtubers and their fans who are angry at Twitch for how the event, and gifts meant for those vtubers, were handled. The event is quickly becoming notorious in the streaming community, and it’s not hard to understand why. Emily “Emiru” Beth Schunk made headlines after being harassed by a fan at the event …
MoistCr1TiKaL reveals insane Twitch and YouTube earnings
Olivia Richman
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Charles “MoistCr1TiKaL” White decided to be transparent with his fans and show exactly what he’s earned on YouTube and Twitch, and the numbers are out of this world. MoistCr1TiKaL is a popular content creator who’s known for his outspoken commentary and popular gaming streams. He currently has over 17.3 million subscribers on YouTube, where he streams and shares daily reaction videos, and 5.7 million followers on Twitch. His views per …
FaZe subathon takes over half of the top 10 subscribers list on Twitch
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Esports and entertainment organization FaZe Clan is hosting its second big subathon event, and multiple members of the collective have now broken into the top 10 subscribers list on Twitch with approximately half a month still remaining in the event. Streamer subathons are becoming increasingly popular among streamers for the money they generate and the attention they can bring, and the FaZe subathon is no exception. The group of streamers …
Here’s what happened to Emiru at TwitchCon, and why fans are upset
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Emily “Emiru” Beth Schunk faced an unfortunate incident at TwitchCon that has fans riled up and claiming that security at the event isn’t doing enough to protect its streamers. TwitchCon has been an event that has faced significant negativity over the years, with many streamers even backing out from attending in 2025. Emiru was one of the more popular content creators who was scheduled to appeared at the event, but …
xQc shows off exactly how much money he used to earn on Twitch
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Félix “xQc” Lengyel took a moment to share with his viewers exactly how much money he would earn on Twitch when his stream was based there, and his fans were left impressed despite the popular streamer claiming the shared figure was “below average.” xQc is a renowned name in the streaming industry, with followers spanning multiple millions across a number of platforms. The Canadian content creator streams consistently, which is …
Hasan controversy leads Pokimane & LilyPichu to shelve podcast
Khizar Mundia
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Content creator Hasan “HasanAbi” Parker is currently embroiled in a fresh wave of allegations, and the situation has seemingly led Imane “Pokimane” Anys and Lily “LilyPichu” Ki to decide not to air an already-shot podcast episode featuring Hasan. Hasan is one of the most controversial figures in the streaming world, seemingly embroiled in new drama every week. The streamer is currently facing significant outrage from viewers and some other content …
Twitch is the largest of all the major livestreaming platforms in and around the gaming world, but it wasn’t always that way. Th platform’s history dates back over many years and to a form of the service that had little to do with gaming. So how did it arrive to the top of the gaming marketplace from those humble beginnings?
Twitch transcends justin.tv, is acquired by Amazon
Twitch was originally born out of justin.tv, an early livestreaming website that focus more on general lifestyle streaming than on any one particular niche, gaming included. justin.tv, named after co-founder Justin Kan, was launched in 2007 and went on to feature multiple categories of streaming options. Among these was gaming, a category which quickly outpaced the growth of platform’s other categories.
Responding to this growth, justin.tv spun out its gaming section in 2011 into a new service called Twitch.tv, and that is the true starting point of Twitch as it exists today.
It would still be some time before Twitch would resemble its modern-day operation. The biggest move towards that progression came in 2014, when the streaming platform was purchased for just shy of $1 billion in cash by services and technology giant Amazon. That move transitioned the company being a private operation largely funded by private investment and internal revenues to one of many arms of one of the world’s largest and richest companies.
Twitch dominates gaming livestreaming
The growth of Twitch largely coincided with the growth of livestreaming the world over, and gaming was a key driver of that growth as audiences flocked in droves to watch charismatic personalities play through their favorite games both new and old. Some of those personalities would become so popular that they would rival mainstream celebrities in notoriety with younger audiences, from Tyler “Ninja” Blevins to Imane “Pokimane” Anys.
Some of those personalities would be poached by rival streaming platforms that cropped up in response to the runaway popularity of Twitch. Microsoft’s Mixer and YouTube’s YouTube Gaming both signed streamers with massive audiences to exclusive streaming deals via big-money contracts. But Twitch proved resilient; no matter how popular the streamers were when they were signed away, someone else seemed prime to fill their spot. Twitch had become more than just a vehicle through which popular personalities could stream. It was itself a destination for its audience.
Twitch does still continue to compete with rival platforms. Kick is perhaps its biggest competition today, offering generous
subscription revenue splits
in an effort to sway streamers away from Twitch. But Amazon’s platform remains the most popular.
Twitch finds controversy over moderation, censorship
Given the nature of the Twitch platform, one that is entirely reliant on user-generated content, it should come as no surprise that moderation and censorship have long been hot topics of conversation. Consistency, or lack thereof, is often cited as Twitch’s biggest issue as its moderation team struggles to pass judgments across a litany of streamers producing a great variety of content.
Those content types have only grown over time. While Twitch found massive popularity by moving away from the greater variety of justin.tv and focusing specifically on gaming, the platform has ironically pushed back into other categories in more recent years, attempting to find additional growth by emphasizing the streaming of art, music, and its popular “just chatting” content that sees streamers talking directly to their audience without any particular activity driving their engagement.
But while Twitch is now a lightning rod for controversy and discussion given its great size and breadth, that controversy has shown no real risk to lessening its grip on the livestreaming industry. Twitch has become the dominant name in its category, and with its biggest streamers continuing to
set new records, all signs point to that dominance continuing for the foreseeable future.
