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• Some big streamers are leaving YouTube for Twitch. Does data say that’s the right move?
• Twitch announces changes after its new “drop-ins” threaten to reveal VTuber identities

  VTubers have asked Twitch for permission to opt out of the Drop-In feature after it was changed to avoid unintentional face reveals.

  
• Kamala Harris kicks off Twitch channel with DNC speech stream

  Kamala Harris kicked off her account on Twitch by broadcasting her address at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

  
• Twitch is raising sub prices again. Streamers are not happy.

  Twitch has never been profitable, and now it's passing that problem on to viewers by upping subscription prices again. U.S. users just saw the mobile Tier 1 subscription price jump from $4.99 to $5.99 in July, and now it's going up a further $2, making a Tier 1 sub to any streamer a whopping $7.99 per month.

  
• Twitch wants collabs, but some streamers prefer to be left alone
• The gamba meta lives on: Twitch says it’s “digging into” Counter-Strike skin gambling involving 120+ top streamers
• Twitch strikes a balance for streamers and viewers with Stories update
• Twitch drops the beat to turn up the volume on its music business
• Twitch lost 10% of market share to YouTube and Kick
• We finally know how much Twitch makes a year. Is it enough?
• Twitch is clarifying more policies for streamers and viewers. This time, it’s cracking down on sexual harassment.
• Twitch unbans Trump, former president now free on all major platforms