I want to start this newsletter by thanking everyone who donated during my charity stream for F Cancer on Thursday! Together, we raised over $4300 (and there's still time to donate!)
Thank you so much to Gnare, A Tiny Elephant, OriusKhan, DesertIce, BionicBani, ReggX, Shrk1990, DragonGem, SteveMz, PSingletary, Wextext, TicanUK, Xemdo, UndergroundRescueChannel, StreamNilo, Soficious, RuthfullLA, opti_21, ChezRawz, Crow-Fi, BanzaiMerlin, Antilemons, Kimchi_Apple, Applications, Monica Rose, Nemisar, UwUsion, No_Lollygaggin, Moblord, ParanormalBat, LaVonda Rocks, Mellemony, DanCarlyon, MsCuppyKate, DarkInsanities, Goodbirth, Tau, ExcessivelySalty, Shindigs, slashie101, Anneweetwel, Joey676, LumpyShinobi, thepurpleblur, 2TonWaffle, rhaimon, Lewd1sh and Sunberry!
With that, let's get into the news and save the mini-survey for next week!
Twitch News
- The first Discovery Feed experiment ᵀ is launching for a very small number of people. It will help train the feed and test both popular and featured clips.
- Twitch is better labeling and responding to suggestions made in the UserVoice, by adding a "Gathering Interest" ᵀ label when a suggestion has been read by staff.
- Ninja is the first publicly confirmed exception to Twitch's simulcasting restrictions ᵀ as confirmed by the CEO.
- The Twitchcon Vegas full schedule is now available.
- New Twitch Ambassadors ᵀ include broxh_, Carla, CDawgVA, Hayzee, LoserFruit, Megaa, and Trash.
- 39 Twitch Interns just wrapped their summer stints - here are their thoughts on the experience.
- CEO Dan Clancy is driving a van ᵀ around the United States.
- Twitch has partnered with Footballco to bring new shows to the service.
- Twitch Vtuber was a clue in a recent New York Times crossword.
- Russia, for the fifth time, fined Twitch for fake news.
- The Streamys got a good dig on Twitch ᵀ saying no platform blew it harder than Reddit - except for Twitch.
- Good news! Twitch appears to have seen the light on Hype Chats! (Details are a Premium Exclusive!)
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