YouTube Dual Format, TikTok Awards, Moderation Analytics + PlaqueBoyMax Grammy Nom

Good day and welcome to the recap! I'm going to keep the intro short and sweet today, largely because I have a big announcement next week and will have some things to say about it! So, let's jump right in!

🟪 TWITCH

• Partners can bookmark link.twitch.tv/frontpage and apply for Front Page each month by simply selecting their content language.
• Spendable Balance is being released to new markets, including Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey.
• Twitch has launched the Moderation Analytics dashboard.
• Twitch CEO Dan Clancy and Twitch provided an update regarding Twitchcon, where they apologized to Emiru and are making a donation.
• New Paid Badge: Black Ops 7
• Twitch has continued to have strange issues with its transition to Amazon's CDN. The latest resulted in elevated buffering for creators, making streaming difficult. They claim it has been remedied.

🟥 YOUTUBE

• YouTube Dual Format live streams are launching soon.
• YouTube creators are being banned for false associations with other accounts. Creators suspect it's AI moderation.

⬛ TIKTOK

• TikTok is launching the TikTok Awards.
• TikTok is changing how you collect rewards starting in December.
• DAZN has partnered with TikTok to stream English National League games.
• TikTok has added three new AI tools: Image to Video, Text to Video, and AI Transitions.

🟦 DISCORD & TWITTER X

• Discord is working on new onboarding requirements that encourage users to connect accounts to verify them.
• Discord released its October Patch Notes detailing all the platform changes.
• Pat McAfee's livestream on TwitterX had 1.18 million unique viewers and 1.33 million watch minutes.

🔲 OTHERS

• WhatNot believes that live shopping will be a trillion-dollar industry over the next few years.