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Twitch indefinitely stops the paid boost promotional feature

Viewers and streamers were able to pay to reach the front page but it was exploited to show channels with explicit content

#TwitchDoBetter movement demands more action from Twitch

Open letter says Black History Month initiatives are “sorely inadequate” in the face of ongoing hate raids

Twitch addresses ongoing hate raids, shares tips to avoid harassment

Platform details actions taken, says it is “working diligently to take action as quickly as possible”

Sanctions prevent Twitch from paying Russian streamers

Streaming site is asking content creators to provide alternative payment details, will pay missed income when restrictions lift

Report: Twitch confronted with staff "exodus" over strategy disagreements

"Twitch's leadership is uncomfortable with mid-level and lower level employees pushing for change," a former employee said

Twitch updates community guidelines to prevent misinformation spread

New policy targets "individuals whose online presence is dedicated to spreading harmful, false information"

Twitch says "minimal" impact to users from hack

Streaming website explains in blog update that passwords and sensitive personal information were not leaked

Twitch confirms it was hacked by "a malicious third party"

Streaming site says there's no indication so far that login or full credit card details have been exposed

New Ofcom rules calls for Twitch and platforms to better police video content

Sites face fines or suspension if they do not take "appropriate measures" to tackle videos around sexual abuse and racism

Twitch hacked, source code and creator payout information leaked online

Anonymous party published link to data via 4Chan on Wednesday

Twitch adds Boost feature that lets viewers pay to promote streams

Watchers can spend money to push live broadcasts onto “highly visible parts” of the site

Twitch announces partnership with Warner Music Group

A week after striking a deal with National Music Publishers' Association, Twitch gets WMG to start channels for its artists

Twitch signs deal with National Music Publishers' Association

The agreement will be "more flexible and forgiving to creators who inadvertently or incidentally use music in their streams"

Twitch changes refund policy to avoid chargebacks

The new policy would prevent users from repeatedly asking for subscription refunds

Twitch sues users over hate raids

Lawsuit accuses two individuals of being the source of recent targeted attacks against marginalized streamers

#ADayOffTwitch campaign drops viewership

Analytics outfits report varying degrees of impact as people boycott Twitch demanding action against hate raids

Streamers protest hate raids with #ADayOffTwitch

The strike aims to force the platform into combatting attacks on marginalised creators

Twitch promises more action over 'hate raids' against marginalised streamers

Streaming site fixes vulnerability in chat filters, says improvements to ban evasion detection and account verification coming later this year

Twitch adds over 350 new tags related to gender, race, mental health and… hot tubs

Launches hot tub category, says “Being found to be sexy by others is not against our rules”

Streamer Phantoml0rd wins three-year Twitch lawsuit

CS:GO player James Varga was banned from the platform in 2016