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Amazon and Twitch Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over AI Model Training on Creator Streams
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against Amazon and its livestreaming subsidiary Twitch alleges the companies systematically harvested millions of hours of creator video, audio, and chat logs since 2024 to train generative AI models without creator consent or financial compensation. The complaint, filed on August 20, 2026, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California by streamer Warren Pandiscia, alleges breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and unfair business practic
August 24, 20261 min
Twitch lets streamers block their content from Amazon's generative AI training
Twitch lets streamers block their content from Amazon's generative AI training Twitch has quietly added a control that lets creators stop their streams, clips, and chat from being used to train Amazon's generative AI models. The setting, labeled "Training for Generative AI," sits in the Security and Privacy tab of account settings and is live now, but it arrives with a design that puts the burden on users to find it. What the toggle actually blocks Flipping the control off excludes a d
August 12, 20261 min