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YouTube Just Brought Back DMs After Six Years
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YouTube Just Brought Back DMs After Six Years

YouTube has brought back in-app direct messaging, six years after it killed the feature off in 2019. The DMs themselves aren't much to look at, but YouTube, Bluesky and TikTok all made a version of the same move in the same week, and there's a clear reason why.

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Twitch Will Now Let You Cap Your Own Viewer Count
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Twitch Will Now Let You Cap Your Own Viewer Count

Twitch has followed its viewbot crackdown with an optional feature that allows streamers to set a limit on their viewer count if they suspect bots are inflating it.

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Everything Twitch Just Announced at TwitchCon Rotterdam
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Everything Twitch Just Announced at TwitchCon Rotterdam

TwitchCon Europe wrapped this weekend with a keynote packed with shipping dates and new features. I've gone through the whole thing and pulled out what actually matters, including one update streamers are already unhappy about.

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Twitch's New Earning Tools
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Twitch's New Earning Tools

Twitch shipped three new monetization features last week. We look at the numbers, why Custom Power-ups fixes the original's biggest problem, and what's still missing.

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StreamElements is in Trouble
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StreamElements is in Trouble

StreamElements, one of the most popular free streaming tools on the planet, is in acquisition talks after reports surfaced that the platform is preparing to shut down. We break down what happened, who might buy it, and what you should do right now.

CreatorsStreamElements
Twitch Will Now Cap Your Viewers If You Viewbot
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Twitch Will Now Cap Your Viewers If You Viewbot

Twitch is escalating its viewbot fight with a new punishment that caps a streamer's concurrent viewership. We break down how it works and why IShowSpeed's admission that his "record-breaking" YouTube stream was botted makes this a cross-platform problem.

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YouTube Is Putting Ads Everywhere
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YouTube Is Putting Ads Everywhere

YouTube's side-by-side livestream ads are rolling out to mobile, "Sponsored" ads are appearing in the Subscriptions feed for the first time, and Q1 ad revenue hit $9.88 billion.

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YouTube Just Killed Clips (Here's What Replaces Them)
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YouTube Just Killed Clips (Here's What Replaces Them)

YouTube has removed the ability for viewers to create Clips, replacing it with timestamp sharing and keeping clipping as a creator-only tool. We break down what actually changed, why the real reason might not be what you'd expect, and what matters most going…

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Kick Just Hit 100 Million Users. Its Co-Founder Says That's Not Enough
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Kick Just Hit 100 Million Users. Its Co-Founder Says That's Not Enough

Kick crosses 100 million registered users, but co-founder Bijan Tehrani says the platform still isn't where it needs to be. We look at what's changed, what's been quietly dropped, and whether creators should be paying attention.

CreatorsKick
MrBeast's 1M-Viewer Livestream Broke YouTube (Literally)
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MrBeast's 1M-Viewer Livestream Broke YouTube (Literally)

MrBeast gathered 50 of the world's biggest streamers, broke YouTube's chat, hit 1.1 million concurrent viewers, and turned the winner's channel into the most-subscribed on Twitch.

CreatorsYouTubeMrBeast
Twitch Rewrites the TwitchCon Rulebook
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Twitch Rewrites the TwitchCon Rulebook

Twitch has announced a set of major changes to how TwitchCon operates, including a new IRL streaming consent system and reservations-only Meet & Greets. We break down what's changing, whether it goes far enough, and what it means for future events.

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Twitch Pulls the Plug on Combos
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Twitch Pulls the Plug on Combos

Less than a year after launch, Twitch is shutting down Combos on March 31st. We look at what went wrong, what Twitch says it learned, and what it means for the platform's Bits strategy going forward.

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