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Twitch Streamer xQc Claims He Lost Over $2.53 Million Gambling Last Month
1Popular Twitch streamer xQc recently admitted that he lost $US1.8 ($2.53) million to gambling over the last month. After news of his losses spread online, his dad called him during a stream to ask if he was ok and to express how worried he was about the streamer’s gambling problems.
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Twitch Pauses ‘Boost’ Feature After Porn Sneaks Onto Front Page
Twitch just can’t seem to scrub porn off its platform. Thanks to the “Boost This Stream” feature the Amazon-owned company introduced last October, viewers are paying to promote, or “boost,” sexually explicit content onto the platform’s front page. Unsurprisingly, Twitch has paused the boosting feature indefinitely.
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Twitch Withholding Payments For Russian Streamers
Twitch joins the list of international companies sanctioning Russia over its illegal invasion of Ukraine, telling streamers that it would be withholding payments. “Payouts to the financial institution associated with your Twitch account have been blocked as a result of sanctions,” read an email Twitch sent Russian streamers (via The Washington Post). “Twitch complies with…
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Twitch Star Ninja Threatens Pokimane With Legal Action For Alleged ‘Harassment’
In an unnecessary turn of events, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is threatening fellow streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys with defamation of character charges. Welcome to 2022, yall. Things are about to get wild from here on out.