Twitch blocks the sharing of links to gambling and gambling sitesnull This is the latest novelty from platform that has become famous for video sharing, and specialized in video games, sports and events.
More precisely, Twitch has decided to prohibit the sharing of links that refer to sites with games such as roulette, dice and slot machines. Video creators, from what Twitch said, had time until August 17th to remove the links previously mentioned. In the event that they had not done so, they will now be sanctioned.
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What is Twitch?
Twitch It is a platform, Born in 2011 as justin.tv branch, specialized in Live streaming of video games, competitions and professional Esports events.
In this platform full of virtual communities, Users and those who create videos are authorized to publish links to websites that offer certain services and products. Many of these "creators" are also paid by companies to post links to their sites. However, this is changing, at least in part, since Twitch blocks the sharing of links to gambling and casino.
Twitch blocks the sharing of links to gambling: the consequences
Twitch, starting from August 17, 2022, blocks the sharing of links to gambling sites. The consequences of this decision will certainly be heavy for video creators specialized in the casino games sector, as they will certainly see their monetary revenues deriving from these sites.
Twitch statements about this decision
Without any doubt, the platform did not make this choice lightly. Above all the fact must be considered He risks losing video users and creatorsnull The reasons issued by the company in an interview, however, make it clear the need for this position.
In fact, this declaration arrived from the platform: “To prevent damage and scams created by questionable services that sponsor content on Twitch, we will prohibit the sharing of links and/or reference codes to sites that offer slots, roulette or dice games ".
From what has been declared, in fact, it is possible to understand that Twitch blocks the sharing of links to gambling sites especially for professionaltect users by scams or services not approved by the regulatory bodies of gambling, such as adm (Customs and Monopolies agency) in USA, or the Gambling Commission English that lately He detected an increase in suspicious transactions.
Twitch blocks sharing links to gambling: conclusion
Surely this Twitch decision that blocks the sharing of links to Gambling sites initially it will have a negative effect on the number of users of the platform. But, over time, having been taken just to protect the latter, It will serve to create a safer environment for everyone.
