Lead Mods, TikTok Sold, Nvidia Cutting Gaming GPUs, + Carter Efe #1 in Africa
Welcome to the final newsletter of 2025! You're busy, I'm busy - so we'll jump right into it pretty quickly here, but I did want to thank you again for an incredible year. I hope you all have a safe, relaxing, and fun time, and I'll see you in January with my annual predictions!
šŖ TWITCH
- The Lead Moderator role is now available. It offers additional functionality previously restricted to the streamer.
- Twitch has improved the Clip API to support clips from VODs.
- There are five new Hype Train emotes.
- Amazon announced Content Exclusion categories for advertisers on Twitch to avoid content such as Religion, Weapons, Gambling, and more.
š„ YOUTUBE
- YouTube will be the exclusive broadcaster of The Oscars starting in 2029.
- YouTube will soon allow American creators to get paid in a crypto stablecoin via PayPal.
⬠TIKTOK
- TikTok is adding new accessibility functionality to remove photosensitive videos.
- The TikTok US sale appears to be nearing completion with a deal set to close on January 22. Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX will own 45%, with ~30% held by ByteDance affiliates and ~20% retained by ByteDance.
š¦ DISCORD & TWITTER X
- Discord has a new holiday ringtone, remixed by C418.
- Message Previews on Discord Desktop may be launching soon.
š² OTHERS
- Kick suggested it had a partnership with Xbox, something that Xbox denies.
- Kick has avoided being blocked in France for the time being.
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