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Elon Musk tests new video game streaming feature on X, netizens react ‘RIP Twitch’

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has tested out a new video game streaming feature which will give competition to the likes of Twitch and YouTube. Musk while informing about the video game streaming session on X, wrote, “Tested the 𝕏 video game streamer system last night. Reacting to Musk's post on X, one user reacted ‘RIP Twitch and YouTube’. …

Twitch scraps community moments feature, sparks disappointment and frustration

Twitch has decided to scrap the Community Moments feature that was in beta testing, citing low usage by its users. The Community Moments feature was one of the new additions that Twitch introduced this year, along with other changes such as blocking users from viewing chat and streams, and distributing new features over beta versions. The Community Moments feature was …

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For video game streamers, Twitch's appeal looms large. This week, Twitch will provoke more frustration when it removes “hosting,” a feature that lets streamers embed another channel’s live broadcast on their own page. Add to that Twitch president Dan Clancy’s announcement last month that the company would start giving streamers a lower revenue split in 2023 and you have a …

Anyone who visited the dormant Twitch channel of Fortnite legend Ninja this weekend may have gotten a lot more than they bargained for. Around the same time, Twitch began experimenting with a new recommendation feature, which turned Ninja’s zombie profile into advertising space for promoting other, active livestreams. Typically, when Twitch creators aren’t active, their channels simply feature past videos. …