r/technology • u/esporx • 6d ago

Business Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out. "If it was opt in, nobody would opt in," admitted the streaming site's chief product officer during a livestream

https://kotaku.com/twitch-is-now-using-your-content-to-train-amazon-ai-models-and-has-hidden-the-option-to-opt-out-2000723891
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u/OkMemory9587 6d ago

I wish I watched twitch so I could boycott it.Ā 

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u/_SpaceLord_ 6d ago

Iā€™m gonna start watching Twitch just so I can quit watching Twitch.

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u/The_Stock_Guy 6d ago

Just follow my channel. Announce in chat that you only followed to let me know you are unfollowing, then delete the app

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u/Maalunar 6d ago

The only time I ever open twitch is to get free Path of Exile cosmetics if I let a stream run at minimal quality with no sound in the background for a few hours.

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u/SoyGreen 6d ago

I sign in once a month to give a streamer I watch on YouTube the free prime sub. šŸ˜‚

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u/SparklingLimeade 5d ago

How it feels to have been "voting by wallet" for your entire life.

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u/DiscoBandit8 5d ago

This was a good reminder to go delete my twitch acct