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Viral Photo of Joe Biden Biting a Woman’s Finger Slightly Less Weird in Context

Have you seen that viral photo of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden biting or sucking on a woman’s finger? It’s a real photo, believe it or not. But the bizarre moment looks slightly less weird when you see the video. Slightly. The photo comes from an event on Saturday, November 30 in Council Bluffs, Iowa—the…

Politics Matt Novak

Microsoft Snipes Another Streamer From Twitch as Shroud Moves to Mixer

First, it was Ninja, and now it’s Shroud, as Microsoft has inked a deal that will have yet another one of Twitch’s most popular streamers switch exclusively to Mixer. While details of the deal have not been announced, Microsoft is surely forking over a significant amount of cash as Shroud—who is best known for playing…

Games Sam Rutherford

Twitch “Watch Parties” Let Me Stream Movies to the Viewers I Don’t Have

Ever since Amazon bought Twitch for a cool $970 million back in 2014, it seemed inevitable that eventually its catalog of movies and shows would make their way onto the streaming platform for live viewing get-togethers. It may have taken a hot minute, but Twitch finally began testing a “Watch Parties” feature this week, albeit…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Halle Gunman Confesses to Livestreamed Shooting, Allegedly Posted Manifesto Online

Additional details have come out about a shooting in Germany that was livestreamed on Twitch earlier this week, and the case only continues to grow more disturbing. Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old far-right extremist, confessed to killing two people and injuring several others near a synagogue in Halle, Germany, as part of an anti-Semitic attack timed…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Watch Chandler Riggs Bring The Walking Dead‘s Carl Back to Life…in Grand Theft Auto V?

A lot of things can get shown on Twitch, Amazon’s mahoosive streaming platform. Horrifying anti-Semitic shootings. TV show marathons. The President spewing hateful garbage. Monkeys, spewing…well, spew. Sometimes, people play video games. And, within that category, sometimes the person playing those video games is former Walking Dead star Chandler Riggs. The world of roleplaying in…

Games James Whitbrook

President Trump’s Racist Bullshit Now Available on Twitch

President Donald Trump has joined Twitch, the social media platform for gamers, and already racked up 40,000 followers in less than 24 hours. The president, who’s very popular on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, appears to be expanding his social media footprint after recent complaints that Fox News doesn’t support him enough. Trump’s first livestream on…

Politics Matt Novak

German Synagogue Shooting Was Livestreamed on Amazon’s Twitch

A shooting at a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Wednesday during Yom Kippur was livestreamed on Twitch. Twitch confirmed to CNBC that the attack, in which two people were killed, was streamed on its platform. The Amazon-owned company is primarily used by gamers who livestream their gameplay and communicate with viewers. “We are shocked and…

Commerce Jennings Brown

Twitch Sues To Identify People Who Uploaded Christchurch Shooting Video

The popular livestream website Twitch is suing anonymous users to find out the identities of 100 people who recently violated its terms of service by uploading content including the deadly Christchurch terrorist shooting and hardcore pornography. The lawsuit, first reported by Bloomberg, is against a group described as “John and Jane Does 1-100.” You can…

Commerce Patrick Howell O'Neill

Avengers: Endgame, Dark Matter, and a Fake Bear Not Named Ron: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

It’s nearly May, and you know what that means: Game of Thrones will be ending, Divination Bot will soon return to haunt your sleep with machine-generated nightmares, and the weather will be much less depressing. But before you brush off April 2019 like all the other months you’ve left behind in your rush to the…

Tech News Tom McKay

The Gentle Side of Twitch

“Hi! I see you, but I’m focused on the reading right now. I can chat during the next break!” This message popped up on the stream from Ryan Blake Hall, better known as Storyteller Mars on Twitch. He was busy reading from Henry Wysham Lanier’s A Book of Giants: Tales of Very Tall Men of…

Tech News Nicole Carpenter

How a Fiverr Spokesman-for-Hire Became a Fortnite Meme—and Got Banned in the Process

It seemed like a terrible scam aimed at vulnerable gamers.

Games Jennings Brown

Looks Like Twitch Is Now Blocked in China

Twitch had a rush of popularity in China last month, but now reports indicate that the live streaming video platform is no longer available in the country. Abacas, a Hong Kong-based China tech news site, noticed that Twitch’s website was not accessible in parts of China as of earlier this week, and then found that…

Commerce Jennings Brown

A Driver for Uber and Lyft Covertly Streamed Hundreds of Rides on Twitch Without Rider Consent [Updated]

In the past few months, wannabe online video stars have filmed themselves doing a suicide bomb “prank” at college and spreading a fake rumor about a mass shooting at a Disney resort. They have also landed themselves in court for things as varied as feeding toothpaste-filled Oreos to a homeless man and shooting their significant…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

You’ll Soon Be Able to Sponsor Your Favorite YouTube Creators for $5 Per Month

Fans of popular YouTube personalities will soon have a new way to show their support for their favorite creators. YouTube announced Thursday several new tools for YouTubers to generate revenue, including a Channel Memberships feature that will allow viewers to subscribe to channels for a monthly fee. Made public by YouTube at the VidCon conference…

Tech News AJ Dellinger

YouTube Livestreamer Arrested for College Bomb ‘Prank’ That Sent Panicked Bystanders Fleeing

A YouTube and Twitch personality calling himself “Arab Andy” was arrested yesterday after entering a crowded room on the University of Washington campus and playing a message declaring an explosive device had been planted and would soon detonate. At around 5pm on Thursday, authorities say a man walked into the room while filming with a…

Tech News Avery Ellis

The Best Stories to Watch During Twitch’s Absurdly Ginormous Classic Doctor Who Marathon

Today, Twitch begins a seven-week endurance run/celebration of all things old-school Doctor Who, live streaming over 500 episodes worth of adventures in Time and Space. Unless you happen to have seven weeks of free time starting imminently (in which case, I envy you), you likely can’t sit down and watch all of it. So here’s…

io9 James Whitbrook

Twitch Is Streaming Over 500 Episodes of Classic Doctor Who in an Epic Marathon

Hold on to your butts, Doctor Who fans. Twitch’s latest TV marathon is seven weeks of wonderful, insane time-travel delights: seven whole Doctors’ worth of Who stories airing back-to-back. Announced today by the streaming service and the BBC, in the vein of Twitch’s equally absurd marathons of Power Rangers, Bob Ross, and many more, the…

io9 James Whitbrook

All 856 Episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Return to Twitch for the Show’s 50th Anniversary

It’s always a beautiful day in the neighborhood, even half a century later. PBS is teaming with Twitch once again to stream every episode of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, in celebration of the show’s 50th anniversary, as well as what would’ve been Fred Rogers’ 90th birthday. In a press release, Twitch announced it will be livestreaming…

Television Beth Elderkin

12,000 Social Media Influencers, Mostly Women, Exposed by Marketing Firm Data Breach

More than 12,000 prominent social media influencers from YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and the gaming platform Twitch were exposed last month by a data breach at a marketing firm that pairs online stars with top brands seeking product reviews and endorsements, according to researchers at the security firm UpGuard. Many of the online stars have massive…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Some Twitch Users Are Getting Angry About So-Called ‘Booby Streamers’

For years, Twitch.tv has been the web’s go-to for gaming live streams, crowd-sourced experiments like Pokémon playthroughs and commenter-controlled investment portfolios, and other bits of acceptably time-killing content. Unfortunately, this droll peace is being threatened by the internet equivalent of the dumb controversy surrounding desnudas in Times Square. Per the BBC, a “small number of…

Games Tom McKay

Viral Photo of Joe Biden Biting a Woman’s Finger Slightly Less Weird in Context

Microsoft Snipes Another Streamer From Twitch as Shroud Moves to Mixer

Twitch “Watch Parties” Let Me Stream Movies to the Viewers I Don’t Have

Halle Gunman Confesses to Livestreamed Shooting, Allegedly Posted Manifesto Online

Watch Chandler Riggs Bring The Walking Dead‘s Carl Back to Life…in Grand Theft Auto V?

President Trump’s Racist Bullshit Now Available on Twitch

German Synagogue Shooting Was Livestreamed on Amazon’s Twitch

Twitch Sues To Identify People Who Uploaded Christchurch Shooting Video

Avengers: Endgame, Dark Matter, and a Fake Bear Not Named Ron: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

The Gentle Side of Twitch

How a Fiverr Spokesman-for-Hire Became a Fortnite Meme—and Got Banned in the Process

Looks Like Twitch Is Now Blocked in China

A Driver for Uber and Lyft Covertly Streamed Hundreds of Rides on Twitch Without Rider Consent [Updated]

You’ll Soon Be Able to Sponsor Your Favorite YouTube Creators for $5 Per Month

YouTube Livestreamer Arrested for College Bomb ‘Prank’ That Sent Panicked Bystanders Fleeing

The Best Stories to Watch During Twitch’s Absurdly Ginormous Classic Doctor Who Marathon

Twitch Is Streaming Over 500 Episodes of Classic Doctor Who in an Epic Marathon

All 856 Episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Return to Twitch for the Show’s 50th Anniversary

12,000 Social Media Influencers, Mostly Women, Exposed by Marketing Firm Data Breach

Some Twitch Users Are Getting Angry About So-Called ‘Booby Streamers’

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

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Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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