Twitch plans to crackdown on streamers misusing embeds Live-streaming titan Twitch has revealed new policy updates to crackdown on streamers misusing embeds. Twitch is by far the world\u2019s biggest live-streaming platform, boasting millions of daily active users. On October 20, thousands of fans and streamers headed to Las Vegas for TwitchCon, a three-day event for communities to come together. Kicking off TwitchCon, the streaming service\u2019s CEO Dan Clancy announced various changes were coming during the event\u2019s opening ceremony. One of the biggest announcements was that creators can now stream on multiple platforms. However, closing the ceremony, Clancy announced another huge change with a new policy update. Twitch to crack down on embed misuse At the end of TwitchCon\u2019s opening ceremony, Dan Clancy explained that a small number of sites use embeds in a way that Twitch did not intend. As a result, Twitch will soon prohibit autoplay on embedded streams that aren\u2019t a main part of a site\u2019s page. \u201cTwitch embeds are important for streamers and third-party websites to distribute Twitch content. However, we\u2019ve seen a very small number of sites that use embeds in a way that was not intended,\u201d Clancy revealed. He continued: \u201cWe\u2019re introducing a change to our embeds policy to prohibit autoplay when the Twitch stream is a substantive or a meaningful component of the page.\u201d \u201cFor sites that do not comply with this policy, we will disable autoplay for embeds,\u201d Twitch\u2019s CEO added, further stating: \u201cThe update rolls out November 1, and we will begin disabling autoplay on November 15.\u201d Ludwig was the first to bring the issue to light, where in 2021 he called out gaming website \u2018Fextralife\u2019 for \u201cstealing views\u201d by embedding their Twitch stream on their site, substantially increasing their viewer count. Since then, several creators have spoken publicly about the issue, including the likes of Asmongold, Gothalion, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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