Preston's gaming journey started out on the GameBoy Advance with games such as Kirby, Final Fantasy, and Pokemon. He is now a UCLA graduate that has a degree in Communications and Minor in Theater.

Twitch has seen a wave of streaming from hot tubs and pools over the course of 2021. Dubbed "hot tub meta" streams, this wave of women in bikinis has caused an uproar. Critics claim that this content ...

The most popular Twitch streamers are seemingly divided over the latest and hottest trend on the streaming platform: hot tub streams. Recently, two of the platform’s biggest streamers — xQc and ...

A late arrival to the gaming field who grew up in a household devoid of consoles. Her life changed after she found an old Gameboy Color and a copy of Pokémon Crystal at a garage sale. While she ...

Pools. Hot Tubs, and Beaches is officially a new category on Twitch. Photo: Florence Ion/Gizmodo Twitch has officially released its policy on creators who livestream from hot tubs: It’s OK, as long as ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Adin Ross is calling upon Twitch to ban the controversial hot tub streams. Although Twitch started ...

Last week, Twitch addressed a minor community revolt with an urgent memo. It is titled: “Let’s Talk About Hot Tub Streams.” And the streams were unleashed. The controversy began when streamers found ...

A hot potato: It appears Twitch has decided that hot tub meta streams are just a bit too steamy for the platform. One of its famous female stars and someone who has embraced the phenomenon of ...

On Friday, Twitch announced a new category for people who stream while wearing swimsuits called Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches. And while sure, many of the swimsuit-clad streamers can be found in the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Twitch is ...

Twitch published a blog post on Friday in response to a trend of users streaming from hot tubs while wearing bikinis. The company admitted that advertisements had been pulled from some accounts at ...

Twitch indefinitely suspends advertising on the channel of Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa, one of the famous hot tub meta streamers on the platform. She cannot earn money from advertisements at the ...