Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students
Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled with the first of 1,200 school districts that have filed suit, claiming social media addiction is harming students.
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Watch Anime Live on Twitch, Try Turbo for Free, and Get 15% Off Crunchyroll Store!
What’s better than watching anime? Watching it ad-free with your favorite streamers while earning exclusive rewards! Weâre teaming up with Crunchyroll for a week-long Ani-May marathon featuring Vinland Saga, Blue Lock, Link Click, Sentenced to Be a Hero, and more â live on select streamers’ channels. Check out the full schedule below!  And when you sign up for a 7-day free trial of Turbo between May 14-20 you’ll unlock ad-free viewing, an additional 15% discount at the Crunchyroll Store, and the Ani-May Chat Badges â Hime and Yuzu. See terms and conditions below.
Monetization for All
Weâre helping new streamers jump-start their communities using our suite of streamer tools
The IRL Takeover is here
Join us May 11 - 17 for the IRL Takeover - a week-long celebration of IRL streamers! From mountain skiing, to roadtripping, or camping in your own backyard - you can find it all on Twitch. Check out some of the unique IRL content from your fave IRL streamers, /Maya, /knirpz, /CDawg and more. Whatâs on offer this week Weâre featuring hundreds of IRL creators all week long on the IRL Takeover front page shelf, with special IRL events featured on the carousel. Whatâs more is, you can snag a limited-time chat badge for tuning in! Check out any IRL stream on the shelf from May 11 - May 17 for at least 15+ minutes to unlock a gilded IRL chat badge, available only during IRL Takeover. Want to join the front page shelf as a featured streamer? Simply stream in the IRL category from May 11 - May 17 for a chance to be featured.
Level Up Your Weekend: The Official TwitchCon Europe 2026 Guide to the Show Floor, Sponsors, & More!
The biggest weekend in live-streaming is back IRL from 30 May to 31 May in Rotterdam, transforming the Rotterdam Ahoy into the ultimate community celebration.
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’
Amazon has just revealed the Fire TV Stick HD, which it calls its “slimmest ever.” The new device costs $34.99 and lets you power it using your TV’s USB port.
Minecraft Presents Tiny Takeover
Learn about Minecraft’s Tiny Takeover sponsored campaign, now available to both Affiliates and Partners!
A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
Meta and Google were found liable for harm in a landmark California social media addiction trial. But how do we actually make social media safer?
TwitchCon 2026: Building the Future ð
After ten years of TwitchCon, weâve seen a community-driven event grow into the largest live streaming creator gathering in the world. All of you who show up, year after year, are what make this event so special. Whether you’re road tripping in with friends or jumping on a plane, youâre the reason TwitchCon exists, and why itâs become the place where online communities go IRL. As our creators continue to evolve and drive culture, TwitchCon continues to evolve with you. In 2026, weâll celebrate our final year in Rotterdam before moving to a new place, while TwitchCon San Diego continues in the Gaslamp Quarter through 2028. TwitchCon Rotterdam tickets go live next week!
Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content
Instagram and Facebook will soon allow influencers to add affiliate links to their content directly, similar to TikTok Shop.
Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals
Apple is asking artists and record labels on its music streaming platform to voluntarily label songs that were made using AI.
Cam Skattebo, Micah Parsons, Ashton Jeanty, and more Face Off at Twitchâs Seventh Annual Streamer Bowl
âClash of the Couchesâ will feature top Twitch streamers and NFL players to compete for a $50,000 charity prize pool
Twitch Announces Bloxfest - Nonstop Roblox Activations With Exclusive Rewards And A $300k Prize Pool
Twitch Announces Bloxfest - Nonstop Roblox Activations With Exclusive Rewards And A $300,000 Prize Pool We see you, Roblox fans. Millions of people play and watch Roblox every day, and weâre excited to invite you to be a part of an unmissable event for viewers and streamers all month long, exclusively on Twitch. Join us for Bloxfest, February 5 - 27; lock in, and win valuable prizes. Interested? Hereâs what you need to know:
Custom Discount Promos Product Update
Custom Gift Sub Promos â More Hours, More Tokens! Last year we launched the Custom Discount Promotions beta, giving Partners and Affiliates the power to run their own customized gift sub discount events. As a reminder, this features allows you to: Give viewers a 35% discount on gift sub bundles of 5 or more Create special events to drive engagement and support Choose when to run promotions to align with important moments for your channel Customize the duration of your promotions based on your available remaining hours and tokens Next, weâre making some updates to this feature based on your usage and feedback.
2XKO Bonus Gift Subs
Learn more about how, for a limited time, Partners streaming 2XKO can unlock bonus gift subs for their community
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
Everythiing you need to know about adjusting what content is recommended to you on facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
Instagram and Facebook are breaking the EU’s illegal content rules
Meta, and to a lesser degree TikTok, are violating DSA obligations, according to the EU’s preliminary findings.
Ten Years of TwitchCon: Hereâs What We Announced in San Diego
Weâre live from San Diego celebrating 10 years of TwitchCon! Itâs a packed weekend filled with panels, meet and greets, interactive workshops, gaming experiences, parties, and more. The passion and creativity and sense of community that happens at TwitchCon is undeniable and weâre incredibly grateful to be celebrating it with all of you. If youâre following along at home, thanks for joining us! You can watch content streamed from various stages, including /twitch, /nomnom, /TwitchRivals, and /creatorcamp. The full schedule of content for the weekend is here.