Japanese Influencer Murdered While Livestreaming in Tokyo
A young female influencer was stabbed to death while livestreaming on a Tokyo street by a man whom the police identified as a follower with a grudge.
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Watch: Streamer ‘xQc’ Takes Staggering $700,000 Loss on Kamala Harris Election Bet
Prominent streamer “xQc,” known for high stakes gambling, has faced a significant setback after losing a staggering $700,000 bet on Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States Presidential elections. In a video clip from his stream, xQc can be seen cashing out multiple bets on Harris to win — giving up his wager in exchange for keeping a tiny percentage of the amount bet.
Livestreaming Menace Jack Doherty Crashes McLaren Supercar on Video
Internet personality Jack Doherty, known for videos and streams where he interrupts the daily lives of regular people with pranks and confrontations, crashed his McLaren supercar during a livestream. The video of the incident shows Doherty using his phone while driving on a rainy highway moments before the accident.
Italy: Tunisian Migrants Arrested for Livestreaming Sexual Abuse of Boy and His Mother
Two Tunisian migrants were arrested in Rome after allegedly sexually abusing a teenage boy as well as his mother and livestreaming the abuse on Facebook.
Amazon-Owned Streaming Platform Twitch Confirms Massive Data Leak
Amazon’s live-streaming platform Twitch recently fell victim to a major leak that exposed the site’s source code, top streamer’s earnings, and more. The company acknowledged the leak, stating: “We have learned that some data was exposed to the internet due to an error in a Twitch server configuration change that was subsequently accessed by a malicious third party. Our teams are working with urgency to investigate the incident.”
China Mandates Livestream Platforms Collect Private Info to Swiftly Handle ‘Bad Information’
Chinese live-streaming platforms are now required to collect personal information and “social credit codes” from their users so internet regulators may “immediately handle” any behavior deemed illegal or “immoral” by the ruling Communist Party, the Chinese government mandated Friday.
Amazon-Owned Twitch Bans Terms ‘Incel,’ ‘Virgin,’ ‘Simp’
Amazon-owned video livestreaming service Twitch has now banned the use of the terms “incel,” “virgin,” and “simp,” when used as insults across the platform.
FACT CHECK: Ocasio-Cortez Falsely Claims Trump Is ‘Introducing Fascism into the United States’
CLAIM: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez states that President Trump is “introducing fascism into the United States.” VERDICT: False.
Amazon’s Live Streaming Platform Twitch Faces Ad Revenue Struggles
According to a recent report, Amazon-owned live streaming platform Twitch is failing to generate as much ad revenue as expected.
Trump Joins Streaming Platform Twitch to Broaden Rally Viewership
President Donald Trump has joined the gamer-centric, live-streaming platform Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, broadening the online reach of his rallies ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Streaming Superstar ‘Ninja’ Leaves Twitch for Mixer
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Fortnite streaming giant and Twitch’s biggest Internet celebrity, will depart the platform for the Microsoft platform Mixer.
YouTube’s Biggest Star PewDiePie to Stream Exclusively with Competitor DLive
PewDiePie, the most popular personality on YouTube, has announced that his livestreams will now be exclusive to competing blockchain-based platform DLive.
Report: Facebook Used ‘Experimental’ Audio Tech to Detect Videos of New Zealand Mosque Shooting
Facebook reportedly used experimental audio technology to find and remove videos of the New Zealand mosque shooting that the company’s A.I. missed.
Report: Facebook, Twitter, Google Fail to Stop Spread of New Zealand Massacre Video
Facebook, Twitter, and Google’s YouTube have reportedly struggled to stop an alleged video of the New Zealand mosque massacre on Friday.
Video Game Streamer ‘Dr. DisRespect’ Reacts to Shots Fired at His House During Live Broadcast
A video game streaming star on the Twitch platform reportedly fell victim to a drive-by shooting on Tuesday for the second time in a week while he was livestreaming Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. According to Guy Beahm, better known as “Dr. DisRespect,” a window of his house was shot out during the broadcast.
