Amazon and Twitch Face Class Action Lawsuit After Introducing Opt-Out Setting That Uses Streamers' Content to Train AI

Twitch and Amazon are facing a class-action lawsuit after introducing a setting that automatically uses streamers' content to train Amazon's generative AI without their consent. The feature was rolled out last week, sparking backlash. The setting is hidden in users' security and privacy settings and is turned on by default. Streamers must manually opt out to prevent their content from being used for this purpose.

However, even after opting out, Twitch can still use their content for other purposes outlined in the platform's Privacy Notice. The lawsuit was filed in a U.S. District Court on August 20, 2026, by plaintiff Warren Pandiscia, a Twitch streamer with over 900 followers. Pandiscia argues that Amazon unlawfully scraped his content without his consent, constituting an attack on the content creators' community.

The lawsuit seeks damages for all contract damages, including actual, compensatory, consequential, and nominal damages. Twitch defends its stance, arguing that opt-in would result in no creators opting in. The company's FAQ explains that the AI training helps improve captions at Twitch and across Amazon, as well as generate captions for Clips.