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Tag: Twitch

0 Culture Sports

Daniel Naroditsky, Jewish chess grandmaster and influential streamer, dies at 29

Grace Gilson in JTA · 21 Oct

Daniel Naroditsky, a prominent Jewish chess grandmaster and influential online figure, has passed away unexpectedly at 29.

0 Politics Culture

The Handsome Face of Terror Apologia

Josh Code in The Free Press · 29 Apr

Josh Code critiques a New York Times profile of Hasan Piker, a popular Twitch influencer known for promoting socialist ideas to Gen Z. Code argues that the article glosses over the more concerning aspects of Piker's appeal, focusing instead on his physical and charismatic presence.

0 Antisemitism Politics

‘F–k Israel’ message displayed at Coachella music festival and streamed to millions

JTA Staff in JTA · 20 Apr

At Coachella, the Irish band Kneecap projected anti-Israel messages, including accusations of genocide against Israel and criticism of U.S. support.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Streaming platform Twitch bans the word ‘Zionist’ as a proxy for spreading hate toward Jews and Israelis

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 18 Nov 2024

Twitch, a leading livestreaming platform, has updated its hate speech policy to ban the use of the term 'Zionist' when employed as a slur against Jews or Israelis.

0 Sports Communities

S4E11 - A Jewish guy from Montreal just won North America's biggest Scrabble tournament

Menschwarmers · 2 Aug 2023

Josh Sokol, a 29-year-old Scrabble player from Montreal, recently won the top prize of US$10,000 at a North American Scrabble tournament in Las Vegas.

0 Television/Film Ethics

'Cancel culture' comes for the AI ‘Seinfeld’

PJ Grisar in Forward · 6 Feb 2023

An AI-generated version of the sitcom Seinfeld on Twitch, named Nothing, Forever, was suspended for two weeks due to the AI character Larry making transphobic statements during a stand-up set.