digital media
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Tokyo’s Government Is Finally Saying Goodbye to the Floppy Disk, Kind Of
Sony may have stopped making floppy disks over a decade ago, but that hadn’t stopped the Tokyo government from relying on the obsolete tech. At least, not until now. Kind of. As part of modernisation efforts, the local authorities are starting to phase out floppies in favour of digital systems, according to Nikkei Asia.
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Twitch Streamers’ Lives Are About To Get Much Better, Thanks To This Chat Change
Twitch streamers may soon be able to restrict who can or cannot hop into the chat. According to Twitch observer Zach Bussey, the streaming giant is planning on adding expanded features that would allow streamers to require phone or email verification from the commentariat. For most of the winter, Twitch streamers have grappled with a…
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The 10 Best ‘Boring’ Livestreams on YouTube
Do you feel like you’ve watched everything already? Nothing good on Netflix? Do you just want to zone out to something live halfway around the world? We’ve compiled a list of “boring” livestreams available on YouTube. They might be boring, but if you stare at them long enough, you might be surprised at what you…
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Twitch Finally Adds Content Tags for Transgender, Black, and Other Communities
Starting next week, Twitch is adding more than 350 new community tags to its streaming platform related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and other categories, the company said in a blog post Friday.