Together for Good, TikTok Bulletin Board, Streamer Award Voting + AngryGinge Celebrity

Hello and welcome to the weekly recap! This week, we've seen some very interesting updates from Twitch, YouTube, and the broader industry. In fact, one of the most notable trends over the past year has been the increasing number of creator platforms that have launched support for video + microblogging content. Services like Patreon and Beehiiv have expanded beyond their traditional markets (fan funding + newsletters, respectively) and are becoming more like micro-social media platforms. Even Amazon Music and TikTok are getting in on community microblogging. As a creator, being aware of what's coming is the best starting point. I'll have some better analysis and insight on all of these platforms/services soon, thanks to this next announcement!

Welcoming Streamlabs!

I'm excited to welcome Streamlabs as my primary brand partner across formats! Streamlabs is working on innovative ways to help creators and advance the streaming industry. An example of that innovation is their recently launched Stream Shift, which allows you to switch between Desktop and Mobile streams seamlessly. Their work aligns with my own mission to empower creators with the information, insight, and tools they need to build more sustainable careers. This partnership will enable me to deliver more value to you and bring to life some things I've been wanting to create for a long time. I'm very excited about it! I posted a video with more details if you're interested.

And with that, let's get into the recap!

🟪 TWITCH

• Age Verification has officially been released in the UK. Details.
• Together for Good: November 17 to December 2, earn the Good, Gooder, and Goodest Badge for donating to charities via the Twitch Charity Tool.
• Crowd Control announced integration with Twitch Charity for Together for Good.
• If you've noticed your Twitch subscriber count looks inaccurate, it's a known issue.
• Twitch's Chief Marketing Officer, Rachel Delphin, is leaving the company.
• A Black Ops 7 character briefly replaced Kappa; it has since been restored.
• Watch Streak Risk Notifications have been paused due to streamer feedback.
• At Twitchcon, the CEO announced that Prime Subs on iOS was finally available. Unfortunately, 25 days later, that is no longer the case.
• Twitch's Spendable Balance feature has expanded to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Brazil, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia. Users in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium have also been notified.
• They are also testing a Bits menu prompt to enroll in Spendable Balance.
• New Badge: Good (Charity $), Gooder (Charity $), Goodest (Charity $), Stream for Humanity 2 (Watch Time), Wicked Dub (Charity $)

🟥 YOUTUBE

• YouTube is testing Comment Summaries, aiming to give you a sense of your comment section.
• You can now share videos you've Hyped to your community's posts tab.
• YouTube is adding Category-based Hype Leaderboards.
• You'll soon be able to sort videos on channel pages by "Members Only" and "Public".
• YouTube briefly displayed significantly inflated payment data, but the issue has been resolved.

⬛ TIKTOK

• TikTok has added a new Bulletin Board feature, which acts like a community chat feed.

🟦 TWITTER X

• TwitterX Chat has replaced your direct messages, offering end-to-end encryption (E2EE), editing, and no tracking.

🔲 OTHERS

• Kick's Cofounder says that reduced payouts are a result of viewbotting.