1000 Gifted Subs, Telegram Streaming, VAllure Creators + Platform Adoption

Hello, and welcome to December! There's some interesting news this week, but all things considered, it's quiet, likely due to American Thanksgiving. Alas, that's for the best, because it gave me room to analyze November Twitch stats, and it's my birthday week, so I'm heading down to Mexico for a little vacation!

Speaking of Thanksgiving, there's been some decent Black Friday sales out there if you look hard enough. To me, a deal is something at its all-time low price OR something close to an all-time low but stacked with other benefits. These are the best USA streamer deals I've found over the last week.

AND my brand partner Streamlabs is offering a stacked discount! Today only, you can get 50% off your first month of Streamlabs Ultra (or use code ULTRAWEEKEND)! Plus, Streamlabs Ultra monthly subscribers can claim a 1-month trial of Discord Nitro, while yearly subscribers can claim 3 months. This is a great way to try out Ultra, AND Nitro for one low cost, and see if either fits your needs! And with that, let's jump into the news!

🟪 TWITCH

• Twitch (briefly) launched a new 1000 Gift Sub option for $6000 USD. It was removed because the platform was unhappy with how it distributed gifts. Note: As a reminder, most creators get 50% splits on subs.
• Twitch is launching the Annual Recap this week.
• In many regions, you can now claim a free 30-day Turbo subscription trial.
• Ukrainian was added as a supported language following a request from Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
• Twitch's "Are you sure you want to send this?" safety feature is launching on mobile.
• Twitch added a new Gifted Sub Goal tracker to encourage viewers to gift more subs.
• Starting today, if you download a clip, you can earn an Ugly Sweater badge. You can also use/watch Shared Chat and unlock three emotes.
• New Badges: DragonScimmy ($), DeafeSports, Rainbow Six 10th Anniversary ($)

🟥 YOUTUBE

• Your @handle on YouTube is becoming your default live chat display name.
• YouTube is testing a new Custom Feed that lets you prompt an AI to deliver algorithm changes.
• You can now create courses directly in YouTube Studio.

⬛ TIKTOK

• There may soon be exclusive perks for verified TikTok creators.
• You can no longer link your Instagram or YouTube account on TikTok.

🟦 DISCORD & TWITTER X

• You will soon be able to stop individual accounts from reposting you on Twitter X.