Atrium, the legal startup co-founded by Justin Kan of Twitch fame, is jumping into the blockchain space today. The company has raised plenty of money — including $65 million from a16z last September — so rather than an ICO or token sale, this is a consultancy business. Atrium uses machine learning to digitize legal documents and develop applications […]
View More Atrium, Justin Kan’s legal tech startup, launches a fintech and blockchain divisionCategory: Twitch
Severe online harassment happens way more than you might think
A new survey indicates that social media is an even stinkier cesspool than we previously thought.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released the results of a survey Wednesday that found that over half of all Americans had experienced harassment online…
Deadmau5 gets banned from Twitch for using homophobic slur
We have to stop saying these words.
The DJ/rapper Deadmau5 was banned from Twitch for using a homophobic slur on Tuesday. In response to being banned for violating Twitch’s rules against hate speech, the 38-year-old deleted his Twitch account, esport…
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Around 37 percent of Americans were subjected to severe hate and harassment online in 2018, according to a new study by the Anti-Defamation League, up from about 18 percent in 2017. And over half of all Americans experienced some form of harassment according to the ADL study. Facebook users bore the brunt of online harassment […]
View More 2018 really was more of a dumpster fire for online hate and harassment, ADL study findsState Farm sponsors popular Fortnite streamer DrLupo
DrLupo, one of the biggest names and most recognizable voices in Fortnite streaming, has closed a sponsorship deal with State Farm. Bejanmin “DrLupo” Lupo has nearly 3 million Twitch followers and often plays with the world’s most popular streamer, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Beloved for his talent and his personality alike, Lupo has also worked as […]
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FanAI, an audience analysis platform for eSports and streaming, is buying New York-based Waypoint Media to improve its analytics tools for eSports players and streamers. The deal means that Waypoint’s Twitch Middleware API and the “Raven” tracking and URL shortener will be added to FanAI’s product portfolio. The middleware tech has the ability to track every […]
View More FanAI buys Waypoint Media to better track fan engagement for streaming monetizationTwitch streamer falls asleep during stream, wakes up to find 200 people watching him
For just one day, the internet collectively came together…to watch someone sleep.
Twitch streamer JesseDStreams found that his audience was still willing to hype him up, even when he fell asleep for 3 whole hours during a livestream.
In the clip, you can see him waking up slowly, not sure what is going on — and then you can see the joy spread across his face as he realizes that he was not only still receiving donations from fans, but there are 200 people there looking at him.
The chat even erupted in a chorus of “HE LIVES” and “WE LOVE YOU” while it set in that, somehow, the stream had kept the party going while he was knocked out. Read more…
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It’s not every day a member of Congress drops by a Twitch session.
Streamers of a session of Donkey Kong 64 on Sunday were treated to a cameo from newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Ninja raked in nearly $10 million in 2018
Twitch superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has finally settled the debate over just how much he earned in 2018. CNN reports that the gaming phenom pulled in close to $10 million last year, a little tidbit that he revealed to CNN during his press campaign on New Years Even in New York City. (He also tried […]
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An Australian Fortnite streamer has been charged after allegedly assaulting his partner during a live broadcast on Twitch.
Officers from Camden Police were contacted after a witness reported the alleged assault, which took place on Sunday evening.
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Snapchat’s new Camera desktop camera app brings AR masks to Twitch, Skype…
Snapchat is launching its first Mac and Windows software that takes over your webcam and brings its augmented reality effects to other video streaming and calling services. Snap Camera can be selected as a camera output in OBS Skype, YouTube, Google Hangouts, Skype, Zoom and more, plus browser-based apps like Facebook Live so you can […]
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