Discord Orbs, PumpFun's Big Bet, Roblox Licensing + CazeTV Streaming FIFA World Cup

Hello hello! How was your week?! I spent a lot of it stressing about a speech I need to give at my sister's wedding this upcoming weekend. It's interesting that I feel comfortable talking and being silly on stream with anyone watching, but public speaking still makes me feel like I'm in grade school, getting ready to speak in front of a class for a speech I'm ill-prepared for. Does anyone else relate? Let me know in the comments (and especially comment if you have any suggestions for how to deliver this speech!)

It's a jam-packed edition of the newsletter, so let's jump in!

🟪 TWITCH

• Safety documentation was updated to reflect that blocking someone now prevents them from seeing you in recommendations.
• Clips on mobile can now be filtered by category, called SubFeeds.
• Twitch launched five new Hype Train emotes designed by Julieee22.
• Twitch made a small change to scrollbars, which has broken spacing on the Channel Points menu. As they say, never deploy on Friday. (Now fixed!)
• Two-factor authentication (2FA) is no longer required to stream. I suspect Twitch is trying to make it easier to instantly go live - risk vs reward?
• According to AppSensa, Twitch has started very limited vertical streaming tests.
• Twitch is talking with GTA 6 developer Take-Two about things like Drops, Activations, and possibly even official Twitch Roleplay Servers.
• Twitch Backstage (for Advertisers) will host the second episode on Tuesday.
• CEO Dan Clancy struggled with and became annoyed by the poor quality of Stream Together (né Guest Star), his expensive boondoggle voice and video call feature that Twitch has spent years developing.
• Dan Clancy also opted to be entirely disrespectful to creators by spamming chats to self-promote his stream and request that they raid him. Dan continues to prove that the 'out of touch' clip from months before he became CEO is still relevant.

I've posted a guide for Twitch Partners on how to best prepare and use a Front Page feature!

Twitch Front Page: The Ultimate Guide 2025

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🟥 YOUTUBE

• YouTube is privately testing its new PushAPI for live content, which will push chats to third-party services in real-time.
• YouTube is starting to test the ability to try multiple video titles alongside thumbnails to find the best-performing combination.
• Here is the full list of changes in YouTube's monetization update for inauthentic content.
• YouTube is launching the HYPE function (free) in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Taiwan.
• Researchers find that YouTube Shorts are steering people away from political content.

⬛ TIKTOK

• TikTok has added Creator Search Insight to Desktop.
• TikTok has a new feature for Songwriters that gives them credit and helps highlight their work.
• TikTok is urgently trying to avoid a shutdown in Canada.

🟦 DISCORD & TWITTER X

• Orbs have been officially released to all Discord users. The freely earned + paid currency system allows you to unlock exclusive cosmetics and 3-Day Nitro credits.
• Discord is working on more Server Tag icons, including Bunny, Dog, Cat, Goat, Frog, Diamond, Crown, Trophy, Money Bag, and Dollar Sign.
• Twitter is adding Watermarks to Screenshots made on iOS devices.
• Jack Dorsey shared details on how the sale of Twitter was a total disaster.

🔲 OTHERS

• Kick deleted their Partner server and then launched a new one.
• Pump.fun raised $600M in an ICO, with a quest to take on Twitch directly.