Hello - and Happy Monday! I want to keep it short and sweet this week, so let's jump into the recap! Platform Updates 🟪 TWITCH * Twitch updated its Hateful Conduct policy around the word Zionism. You can read more about the changes here or read The Independent's

Last week, the United States elected Donald Trump as President, with a Republican-controlled Congress and Senate. His return to power will have sweeping implications globally and direct social implications domestically. This newsletter isn't the forum for either of those deeper discussions. Instead, I wanted to share some thoughts

Hello, and welcome to November! I've made another update to the newsletter this week that hopefully will make it easier to find exactly what you may be interested in! I have several other changes coming up, so it's a great time to send me feedback if

Good Monday! Can you believe it's less than two months until Christmas? I'm sorry! (I'm not.) I already swapped all my emotes to their Christmas version, much to the ire of my community. It's my favorite time of the year, and it&

Good Monday to you! It was an interesting week for the streaming space. While most of the updates were small, a couple are consequential and likely will dictate broader conversations about platforms and creators in the weeks and months ahead. Introspection is essential at all levels and can often lead

What an unusual week for celebrity crossovers in the streaming space! Twitch went down the deep end of Charli XCX's Brat Summer in early Fall. Kai Cenat pulled John Cena on stream to promote McDonald's. Then it was reported that Tim Walz was going to stream

Hello, and welcome to the recap! Let's do a very short intro, mainly because there are so many game keys and industry jobs this week! So, let's get into it. Twitch News * Partner no longer excludes raids from the necessary concurrent viewership (75). * Twitch launched four

Hello, and welcome to the last Monday of the Month! As we go into October, it's important to remember that this is "prime time" to be a creator - especially a live streamer. You have multiple month-long themed holidays to center content around at the same

Hello! If you attended Twitchcon, I hope you had a great time! I'm sure you're feeling a range of emotions right now. There's nothing quite like the post-Twitchcon high (and slight post-con depression) that comes from meeting your community and making new friends, mixed