Twitch on Wednesday announced it will begin limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads, and will delete content if a channel exceeds the limit. The company said it’s introducing the change because highlights haven’t been effective in driving discovery or engagement, and because storage is costly. The storage cap goes into effect on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Twitch has announced a new policy limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads, effective April 19. The change is due to the low effectiveness of highlights in driving engagement and the high storage costs. Streamers exceeding this limit will have their least viewed highlights deleted, while Twitch encourages downloading content beforehand. The move, affecting less than 0.5% of channels, aims to redirect resources towards more effective features like Clips and the mobile feed. Streamers have expressed discontent, particularly noting Twitch's ownership by Amazon, a leader in cloud services.
