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Recently, Twitch suffered a huge data leak which included a range of critical information such as source codes and monthly payouts.While the monthly payouts in particular were the most publicized aspect of the overall leak, several other pieces of information were also leaked online. This includes a “do not ban” list for creators whose channels were flagged to let staff members know that instead of suspending them, the issue must be raised with a specific Twitch employee for review.Various smaller creators and members of the Twitch audience have long complained that the platform has favored bigger, partnered streamers. The leaked “do not ban” list appears to have confirmed these theories, although it has been reported that the list is no longer in use.some madlad did post streamer revenue numbers tho incase you wana know how much bank they're making before taxes https://t.co/rqJbYKPRPPTwitch’s “do not ban” list shows history of favouritism for bigger creatorsThe claim of preferential treatment being handed out by Twitch to its most popular streamers has been a long-standing debate in the community. The leaked list is reportedly no longer active and included a range of popular streamers such as Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, Bryan “RiceGum” Le, Tim “TimTheTatman”…

It’s very easy these days to say that social media is toxic. People act in ways they’d never do in real life, because it isn’t real life. They act like feral wolves, because they can. The Twitter police don’t carry guns, and their badges are imaginary.In fact, social media is one big imaginary world, and we’re all way too wrapped up in things that don’t matter — the opinions expressed by strangers in public.Last week, Jon Gruden’s life exploded because of some private email exchanges that he had between 2011 and 2018 with a colleague. The emails included comments that were objectively racist, sexist and homophobic, and it’s hard to figure out how to defend them. You really can’t. Gruden doesn’t.But they were private conversations between two men, and they became public because of a wholly separate investigation into another individual suspected of wrongdoing. Gruden, who was not the target of that investigation, became the victim of what we’ve all seen over the past few years, something I call the Twitch Hunt. When the private comments became public, Gruden was essentially turned into a non-person. Matt Taibbi had a great column where he described Gruden as becoming increasingly invisible, like…

Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel has made the shock call to backflip on his big Los Angeles move after weeks of hyping up the west coast switch, admitting that after his mysterious project, he’ll be moving away from the big city. The star Twitch streamer has revealed he’s already considering returning to Texas sooner, rather than later, after a timely reminder that he “doesn’t like the big city.” xQc has been drumming up hype for his big switch to Los Angeles over these last few weeks, before the French-Canadian finally took the plunge recently, first staying at Hasan’s controversial Hollywood mansion before finding his own place. His plan, the star said several times, is to “get out of his shell” more. Those plans may be over almost immediately, however. Lengyel has just started settling into LA life, but is already talking about leaving, claiming he’s moving back to Texas once he finishes several projects. Twitch: xQcxQc is already having second thoughts about his big Los Angeles move. The Twitch star revealed he’ll be leaving Los Angeles early on in his Oct. 21 stream, explaining he’s already struggling with life in the big city ⁠— despite having plenty to do with other stars ⁠—…

The Collegiate Chess League is officially past the halfway mark, and teams are starting to jock for playoff positions. With only 3 rounds remaining in the regular season, every point earned could be the difference between being eliminated or not. How to watch? Matches are broadcast live at Twitch.tv/collegiatechesleague with commentary by the league's commissioner, Joe Lee, with additional guests throughout the season. Playoffs will be broadcast on Chess.com's Twitch Channel. Division 1 Highlight UC Berkeley and Mizzou are perhaps the two strongest teams in the entire league, and they played again for the first time since last year's finals. On that occasion, Mizzou took home the gold after winning by a score of 11-5. However, Berkeley has come back stronger this season and was looking forward to taking revenge on the powerhouse team from Mizzou. And they did exactly just that in round 4 by taking down the Mizzou team by a score of 10.5-5.5. This was the first time Mizzou had lost a match since they lost to SLU in the finals of season 1. This strong performance from Berkeley proves they have a serious shot at winning the championship along with the $5,000 prize fund for first…