Controversial streamer Hasan Piker issues a statement after receiving his first Twitch ban of 2026 at the tail end of January ...

Twitch is finally giving DJs a place to get paid for streaming their sets—and compensate the artists they spin. Its limited catalog of songs and opaque earnings plan may leave some streamers cold.

Twitch, the livestreaming platform known for gaming content, announced Friday it had rolled back its updated nudity policies after just two days, following incidents in which users posted sexually ...

Twitch launched in 2011, originally as a platform for gamers to stream their play sessions live. Back then, it felt niche—like a space for hardcore gamers and esports enthusiasts. Now? Twitch is ...

Twitch is owned by Amazon. The company acquired the live-streaming platform in August 2014 for $970 million. Twitch operates as a subsidiary of Amazon. An X user named Tarfu was laid off by Twitch, ...

To celebrate the release of the Midnight pre-patch, there's a new Twitch Drop to earn in World of Warcraft: the Cuddly Green ...

Just two days after updating its policy to allow for more nudity, Twitch has announced that it’s immediately “rolling back the artistic nudity changes.” “Moving forward, depictions of real or ...

One day after Twitch announced sweeping changes to how streamers are allowed to advertise, the company is backing off. On Tuesday, Twitch announced updates to its branded content guidelines — the set ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Twitch, Amazon's livestreaming platform, is primarily a service focused on letting ...

When John Hopstad first descended into the virtual world of Dark Souls in 2013, his mission was to save a decaying world. Famed for its brutal and exacting gameplay, Dark Souls is a popular game to ...

Justin Kan, Twitch’s cofounder, just wants his favorite chess streamers to notice him. “I’m in the chat, like, giving them donations, hoping they say my name and shit,” he tells WIRED. He’s terrible ...

Like many entrepreneurs, Kaitlyn Siragusa, the 29-year-old stream queen better known as Amouranth, makes money in her sleep. In this case, her millions of followers watch her do it, and during the day ...