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{{CompanyCargo
|Description=American live-streaming platform designed for personal streaming and esports.
|Founded=2011
|Industry=Video Streaming
|Logo=Twitch_logo.png
|ParentCompany=Amazon
|Type=Subsidiary
|Website=https://twitch.tv/
}}
'''{{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>.

==Controversies==

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!Controversy
!Year
!Background Info
!Aftermath
!Related Article
!Related Video(s)
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|Twitch Data Breach
|2021
|Leaked important user data and leaked twitch source
code in a 125GB torrent posted to 4chan's imageboard
|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 |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. |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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!Individual Information
!Online Information
!Consumer Information
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|Name
|Email
|Inference Data
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|Alias
|IP Address
|Purchase Data
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|Address
|Browsing History
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|Generalized Geolocation
|Search History
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|Race
|Viewing History
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|Gender/ Gender Identity
|Twitch Login
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|Sexual Orientation
|Twitch Messages
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|Audio (Creator)
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|Video (Creator)
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==Information disclosure==

==References==
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