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  "id": 696035,
  "title": "Twitch will train Amazon's AI on your streams unless you opt out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/twitch-will-train-amazons-ai-on-your-streams-unless-you-opt-out",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
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    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/12/twitch-will-train-amazons-ai-on-your-streams-unless-you-opt-out"
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  "summary": "Twitch now lets streamers block Amazon from using their broadcasts, clips, and other channel content to train generative AI. However, it's opt out, so here's how to do that. Twitch The Amazon-owned streaming service announced the AI training opt-out on August 12. Users can find it under Security and Privacy in Twitch account settings, where it's labeled \"Training for Generative AI.\" Turning off…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/twitch-streamers-can-now-opt-out-from-training-amazons-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:29:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Twitch content has trained Amazon AI for years, but users can opt out now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/twitch-content-has-trained-amazon-ai-for-years-but-users-can-opt-out",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Twitch says it intends to use videos streamed on its platform to help train Amazon's generative AI models and tells creators how to opt out (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/twitch-says-it-intends-to-use-videos-streamed-on-its-platform-to-help",
        "published": "2026-08-12T22:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Twitch users can now block Amazon from using their content to train AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/twitch-users-can-now-block-amazon-from-using-their-content-to-train-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:46:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Twitch finally gives streamers an AI training opt-out after Amazon quietly used their content for years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/twitch-finally-gives-streamers-an-ai-training-opt-out-after-amazon",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Twitch enrolled all streamers in Amazon's AI training by default",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/twitch-enrolled-all-streamers-in-amazons-ai-training-by-default",
        "published": "2026-08-13T18:10:39.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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