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{{InfoboxCompany | {{InfoboxCompany | ||
| Company = Twitch | | Company = Twitch | ||
| Founded = | | Name = Twitch | ||
| Industry = | | Type = Subsidiary | ||
| Official Website = twitch.tv | | Founded = 2011 | ||
| Industry = Video Livestreaming | |||
| Official Website = https://twitch.tv/ | |||
| Logo = Twitch_logo.png | | Logo = Twitch_logo.png | ||
}} | |Parent=Amazon}}[[wikipedia:Twitch_(service)|'''Twitch''']] is an American video live-streaming service popular in video games, including broadcasts of e-sports competitions.{{Citation needed}} It also offers music broadcasts, creative content, and "in real life" (IRL) streams.{{Citation needed}} Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of [[Amazon]].{{Citation needed}} | ||
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==Controversies== | |||
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!Background Info | !Background Info | ||
!Aftermath | !Aftermath | ||
!Related Article | !Related Article | ||
!Related Video(s) | !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=2021-10-15 |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=2025-09-27 |website=Updates on the Twitch Security Incident}}</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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==Collected Personal Information== | |||
Below is a list of all the personal information twitch collects which you can find at there [https://legal.twitch.com/legal/state-specific-privacy-disclosures/ Additional State-Specific Privacy Disclosures]<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=2025-09-24 |publisher=Twitch Interactive, Inc.}}</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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[[Category:Twitch]] | [[Category:Twitch]] | ||