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Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by Workaccount2 »

swarnie wrote: post #75
terramex wrote: post #4

> Some Twitter users have started making their way through the 125GB of information that has leaked, with one claiming that the torrent also includes encrypted passwords, and recommending that users change their passwords to be safe. Twitch just asked me to change password for the first time, so it sounds credible.

Kind of worrying considering my twitch is linked to my Amazon account, and all my banking credentials are linked to Amazon.

If it's any comfort, for some reason twitch uses Xsolla as it's payment processor. That is, you cannot pay for premium twitch with your amazon account.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by input_sh »

MMS21 wrote: post #104
input_sh wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same as with paying to see a Disney movie: entertainment. It's just a bit more interactive, since streamers are a bit more likely to interact with you after you give them money.

>since streamers are a bit more likely to interact with you after you give them money ohwee! the streamer might read out your username along with a scripted line after a 5 dollar subscription!1Eleven

Is there a point you're failing at making? In my mind it's no different than, say, voting for contestants on talent shows, or paying a camgirl, or pay-per-view WWE events. Same thing targeting a different demographic.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by Ueland »

anonymouse008 wrote: post #154
lemoncookiechip wrote: post #31

Link to the leak: https://boards.4channel.org/g/thread/83691438 Top 10k Streamers by Revenue: https://pastebin.com/LjmaPNam Contains the following data points: 'ad_share_gross', 'sub_share_gross', 'bits_share_gross', 'bits_developer_share_gross', 'bits_extension_share_gross', 'prime_sub_share_gross', 'bit_share_ad_gross', 'fuel_rev_gross', 'bb_rev_gross' (TTS donations, 3rd party revenue like OnlyFans, Patreon, Amazo…

Are there any consequences for downloading these files? I’d like to learn best practices from a successful company — but not at existential risk.

Depends on the law in your country.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by sbarre »

bluecatswim wrote: post #152
meheleventyone wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't that the basis of the economy with the increasing wealth gap and so on? It's not really materially different to paying Disney millionaires to go watch the latest Marvel movie.

>It's not really materially different to paying Disney millionaires to go watch the latest Marvel movie. I feel like it's substantially different, you are paying Disney the money to watch the movie, you don't really care about the actors or other people who worked on it. On the other hand, twitch users pay for the sake of paying money, it's closer to something like strip clubs.

That's a pretty harsh moral/value judgment on how someone chooses to spend their entertainment money.

What about comedy clubs? If I buy a ticket to see Dave Chappelle, who is clearly wealthy, am I sucker too?

What about paying cover at my local bar because a local band is playing that night?

What about buying tickets to a baseball game, to see a bunch of millionaires play a game for a few hours?

You are making it seem like users get nothing for their money, when there is plenty of established precedent for giving money in exchange for attending a performance.

Sure the performance has changed, but the actual difference here is that these Twitch millionaires (and the rest who are far from millionaires) are literally charging "pay what you can" instead of setting a minimum ticket price for their show. Plenty of people (the majority in fact) get the show for free.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by nodejs_rulez_1 »

fc373745 wrote: post #20

>the leak was intended to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space” because “their community is a disgusting toxic cesspool”. the irony in that it was leaked to 4chan

It would be good to have a streaming service where simps could be called out as such.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by blitzar »

bluecatswim wrote: post #152
meheleventyone wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't that the basis of the economy with the increasing wealth gap and so on? It's not really materially different to paying Disney millionaires to go watch the latest Marvel movie.

>It's not really materially different to paying Disney millionaires to go watch the latest Marvel movie. I feel like it's substantially different, you are paying Disney the money to watch the movie, you don't really care about the actors or other people who worked on it. On the other hand, twitch users pay for the sake of paying money, it's closer to something like strip clubs.

They pay to have the person paid a couple of mil to say their name on stream 'thanks bluecat for the sub'

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by matheusmoreira »

swarnie wrote: post #74
lemoncookiechip wrote: post #31

Link to the leak: https://boards.4channel.org/g/thread/83691438 Top 10k Streamers by Revenue: https://pastebin.com/LjmaPNam Contains the following data points: 'ad_share_gross', 'sub_share_gross', 'bits_share_gross', 'bits_developer_share_gross', 'bits_extension_share_gross', 'prime_sub_share_gross', 'bit_share_ad_gross', 'fuel_rev_gross', 'bb_rev_gross' (TTS donations, 3rd party revenue like OnlyFans, Patreon, Amazo…

Wagies donating to millionaires is probably the funniest thing i can imagine.

Yeah, it's so absurd it's hilarious. Seeing people make millions of USD for playing games and mentioning others in a live stream made me seriously rethink the value of my own work.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by alphabetting »

h_anna_h wrote: post #111
fc373745 wrote: post #20

>the leak was intended to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space” because “their community is a disgusting toxic cesspool”. the irony in that it was leaked to 4chan

Not really, I would go as far as to argue that it is less toxic than reddit, twitter, and even HN.

maybe on streamers with less than 50 viewers. every twitch stream i've seen the chat is easily 100x more toxic than any HN thread. ridiculous comparison

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by joot82 »

frou_dh wrote: post #9
iamevn wrote: post #6

Here's another link https://sizeof.cat/post/twitch-leaks/ Looks real to me based on the archive I managed to download so far

What's the legality of downloading something like this? If someone is on the torrent they're effectively distributing it as well as downloading.

it depends which legislation you reside in, I believe most allow you downloading stuff like that as long as you don't reshare (uploading and sharing is the part where Amazon could go legally after you)

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by pixxel »

slightwinder wrote: post #83
vadfa wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That depends on your definition of sexual. If you have someone in underwear with the sole purpose of arousing people of the opposite sex, that is pretty sexual to me.

Porn and sexual are not the same. There is a line, and so far Twitch stays on the safe side of it.

They are not the same. Defined age-restricted pornography is arguably better than highly sexualised content aimed at children and their pocket money.
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