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{{CompanyCargo

| ~~Company~~ = ~~Twitch~~

|Description=American live-streaming platform designed for personal streaming and esports.

| ~~Name~~ = ~~Twitch~~

|Founded=2011

| ~~Type~~ = ~~Subsidiary~~

|Industry=Video Streaming

| ~~Founded~~ = ~~2011~~

|Logo=Twitch_logo.png

| ~~Industry~~ = ~~Video Livestreaming~~

|ParentCompany=Amazon

| ~~Official~~ Website = https://twitch.tv/

|Type=Subsidiary

~~| Logo = Twitch_logo.png~~

|Website=https://twitch.tv/

~~|Parent=Amazon~~}}

}}

'''{{Wplink|Twitch (service)|Twitch}}''' is an American video live-streaming service. Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of [[Amazon]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamasutra.com/view/news/224090/Amazon_to_acquire_Twitch.php |title=Amazon to acquire Twitch |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date=August 25, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113828/http://gamasutra.com/view/news/224090/Amazon_to_acquire_Twitch.php |archive-date=August 26, 2014 }}</ref>.

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|Turkey fined Amazon $58,000

|[https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/twitch-data-breach-leaves-amazon-with-major-fine TechRadar]

[https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ Twitch Response]<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Oct 2021 |title=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident |url=https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Sep 2025 |website=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident}}</ref>

[https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ Twitch Response]<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Oct 2021 |title=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident |url=https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Sep 2025 |website=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124021754/https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ |archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref>

|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC-aTN_tv6M Brodie Robertson Review]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROQstIBkF-8 CTV News]

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|Unequal rights

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|Selective enforcement of content rules (Terms of Service) leaving explicit content or hate speech without repercussions

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|Sportskeeda<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Matthew |date=2021-10-09 |title=Favoritism has been plaguing Twitch |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/favoritism-plaguing-twitch}}</ref> NHS Chief Advocate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelians |first=Ethan |date=2023-11-03 |title=Twitch: The Fair, the Favoritism, and the Fall |url=https://nhschiefadvocate.org/2023/11/twitch-the-fair-the-favoritism-and-the-fall/}}</ref>

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==Collected personal information==

Below is a list of all the personal information Twitch collects, which you can find on their legal sub-domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=State-Specific Privacy Disclosures |url=https://legal.twitch.com/legal/state-specific-privacy-disclosures/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 Sep 2025 |publisher=Twitch Interactive, Inc.}}</ref>

Below is a list of all the personal information Twitch collects, which you can find on their legal sub-domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=State-Specific Privacy Disclosures |url=https://legal.twitch.com/legal/state-specific-privacy-disclosures/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 Sep 2025 |publisher=Twitch Interactive, Inc. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251231074843/https://legal.twitch.com/legal/state-specific-privacy-disclosures/ |archive-date=31 Dec 2025}}</ref>

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-{{InfoboxCompany
+{{CompanyCargo
-| Company = Twitch
+|Description=American live-streaming platform designed for personal streaming and esports.
-| Name = Twitch
+|Founded=2011
-| Type = Subsidiary
+|Industry=Video Streaming
-| Founded = 2011
+|Logo=Twitch_logo.png
-| Industry = Video Livestreaming
+|ParentCompany=Amazon
-| Official Website = https://twitch.tv/
+|Type=Subsidiary
-| Logo = Twitch_logo.png
+|Website=https://twitch.tv/
-|Parent=Amazon}}
+}}
 '''{{Wplink|Twitch (service)|Twitch}}''' is an American video live-streaming service. Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of [[Amazon]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamasutra.com/view/news/224090/Amazon_to_acquire_Twitch.php |title=Amazon to acquire Twitch |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date=August 25, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113828/http://gamasutra.com/view/news/224090/Amazon_to_acquire_Twitch.php |archive-date=August 26, 2014 }}</ref>.
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 |Turkey fined Amazon $58,000
 |[https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/twitch-data-breach-leaves-amazon-with-major-fine TechRadar]
-[https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ Twitch Response]<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Oct 2021 |title=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident |url=https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Sep 2025 |website=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident}}</ref>
+[https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ Twitch Response]<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Oct 2021 |title=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident |url=https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Sep 2025 |website=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124021754/https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/10/15/updates-on-the-twitch-security-incident/ |archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref>
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC-aTN_tv6M Brodie Robertson Review]
 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROQstIBkF-8 CTV News]
 |-
+|Unequal rights
+|
+|Selective enforcement of content rules (Terms of Service) leaving explicit content or hate speech without repercussions
+|
+|Sportskeeda<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Matthew |date=2021-10-09 |title=Favoritism has been plaguing Twitch |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/favoritism-plaguing-twitch}}</ref> NHS Chief Advocate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelians |first=Ethan |date=2023-11-03 |title=Twitch: The Fair, the Favoritism, and the Fall |url=https://nhschiefadvocate.org/2023/11/twitch-the-fair-the-favoritism-and-the-fall/}}</ref>
+|
 |}
 ==Collected personal information==
-Below is a list of all the personal information Twitch collects, which you can find on their legal sub-domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=State-Specific Privacy Disclosures |url=https://legal.twitch.com/legal/state-specific-privacy-disclosures/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 Sep 2025 |publisher=Twitch Interactive, Inc.}}</ref>
+Below is a list of all the personal information Twitch collects, which you can find on their legal sub-domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=State-Specific Privacy Disclosures |url=https://legal.twitch.com/legal/state-specific-privacy-disclosures/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 Sep 2025 |publisher=Twitch Interactive, Inc. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251231074843/https://legal.twitch.com/legal/state-specific-privacy-disclosures/ |archive-date=31 Dec 2025}}</ref>
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