Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on any service they want

Twitch will now fto its creators simultaneously watercourse crossed immoderate unrecorded streaming service, nan institution announced connected Friday arsenic portion of a large batch of news from TwitchCon. Previously, streamers could simulcast on mobile platforms for illustration TikTok and Instagram, but arsenic of Friday, Twitch is importantly broadening wherever streamers tin simultaneously spell live. (Well, assuming nan streamers don’t person a Twitch exclusivity statement successful place.)

As of late, immoderate Twitch streamers person been exploring options connected different platforms. Big names for illustration xQc, Amouranth, and Nickmercs person signed awesome deals pinch Twitch competitor Kick this year; xQc’s and Nickmercs’ deals are non-exclusive, and fixed that Amouranth has a video connected her Twitch relationship from a mates months ago, it seems hers is non-exclusive, too. Ninja dropped his exclusive statement pinch Twitch in September 2022 truthful he could simulcast connected aggregate platforms. (He dined pinch Twitch CEO Dan Clancy earlier this month and seems pleased pinch Friday’s news.)

There are a fewer guidelines for Twitch’s caller simulcasting policy, according to a support document. Streamers will person to make judge nan value of their watercourse connected Twitch is “no little than nan acquisition connected different platforms aliases services.” Streamers “should not” stock links to their Twitch organization to their simulcasts connected different platforms. (Streamers tin still stock links to third-party websites connected their About pages connected their channels, they conscionable can’t nexus retired to their different simulcasts while they’re besides unrecorded connected Twitch.) And streamers can’t usage third-party services to do things for illustration merge chat crossed platforms.

At immoderate constituent successful nan future, Twitch says it will adhd a instrumentality truthful that streamers tin bespeak that they are simulcasting.

Twitch besides announced a large update to its off-service behaviour policy. “To further protect our streamers, we’re adding doxxing and swatting to nan database of Off-Service Conduct behaviors we will enforce against,” nan institution says (emphasis Twitch’s), and nan changes are successful effect arsenic of Friday. The summation of doxxing to nan argumentation follows a caller contention involving YouTuber Jacksfilms accusing SSSniperWolf of doxxing him successful an Instagram story; connected Friday, YouTube announced it would beryllium temporarily demonetizing SSSniperWolf’s channel and SSSniperWolf posted an apology connected X (formerly Twitter).

Twitch revealed immoderate merchandise changes, too. Guest Star, which lets streamers big co-streams pinch others, will now beryllium named Stream Together and will beryllium getting features for illustration nan expertise to merge chats. Twitch says a type of its TikTok-style Discovery Feed that surfaces unrecorded channels is successful testing. And Twitch’s ain alerts strategy for notifications for illustration subscribers and Bits donations will “soon” support a streamer’s civilization animated emotes.