Pools. Hot Tubs, and Beaches is officially a new category on Twitch. Photo: Florence Ion/Gizmodo Twitch has officially released its policy on creators who livestream from hot tubs: It’s OK, as long as ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Twitch, Amazon's livestreaming platform, is primarily a service focused on letting ...

On May 21, popular streaming platform Twitch announced, and immediately introduced, a new genre section for the categorizing of streams titled: "Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches." The change may have been ...

A controversy over so-called "hot tub streamers" blew up earlier this week when Twitch suspended advertising on the channel belonging to Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa, one of the platform's most ...

Hot tub streams are filling the Just Chatting broadcast section of Twitch due to the popularity they achieve, but the most-watched streamer on the platform isn't impressed. Popular streamer Felix "xQc ...

Twitch streamer Pokimane announced that she'll be doing a hot tub stream with the rest of the OfflineTV house for her birthday, but the tweet was likely a joke to some capacity considering that ...

At this point, there are more parody hot tub streams on Twitch than actual hot tub streams—so much so that one now holds the distinction of being the most viewed hot tub stream of all time. Credit ...

Imane “Pokimane” Anys has announced a hot tub stream on Twitch, featuring OfflineTV. Right now, finer details on the stream are unavailable, but Pokimane notes the stream is happening for her birthday ...

Since hot tub streams took off in March, there’s been a controversy on Twitch over people who stream in bikinis while in hot tubs. In response to the complaints — from both viewers and advertisers — ...

Sommer Ray may soon “crash Twitch” with a hot tub stream. Right now, and for the past couple of months, the big trend on Twitch has been hot tub streams, which consist of streamers, typically in ...

Late Friday evening, Twitch banned content creators Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa and Jenelle “Indiefoxx” Dagres, two major streamers on the platform. The ban is another example of Twitch’s ongoing ...

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