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Discord Unveils Orbs: Earnable In-App Currency for Nitro and Cosmetics

Discord is using a small-scale rollout to calibrate reward levels before expanding access

Kai Cenat Holds IP After Independent Debut of Streamer University, Future Uncertain

Valve Shuts Down Fan-Made Counter-Strike Mod After Eight Years of Development

Leading Deepfake Porn Site Mr. Deepfakes Permanently Shuts Down

Meta AI App Faces Backlash Over Privacy Risks and Forced Integration

Roblox Surpasses Q1 Expectations and Raises Annual Bookings Forecast

Pinterest Rolls Out Global AI-Generated Content Labels and Prepares User Filtering Tools

Meta Tightens Facebook Content Policies to Combat Spam and Fake Engagement

YouTube Pilots AI-Powered Video Summaries for Search

TikTok Begins U.S. Testing of Footnotes, a Community-Sourced Context Tool

Patreon Launches Early Access for Native Livestreaming to Thousands of Creators

DOJ Advisor’s Hacking Past Raises Security and Transparency Concerns

X Restored After Outage, Reddit Still Investigating Disruption

ChatGPT Use Linked to Loneliness and Emotional Dependence, Studies Find

Take-Two Sues PlayerAuctions Over Sale of Hacked GTA Online Accounts

Long-Running Browser Game Urban Dead to Shut Down Due to UK Online Safety Law

Twitch Expands Monetization Tools to Most Streamers in 2025

AI Model Claude Struggles and Learns While Playing Pokémon Red on Twitch

Telegram Fined Nearly $1 Million by Australian Regulator for Reporting Delays

GTA 6 May Introduce Roblox-Style User-Generated Content Tools