Meet Twitch, Amazon’s live-streaming video site

The German shooting may have been the first real-world violent attack livestreamed on Twitch, which is best known for letting people watch others play competitive videogames. — AFP

SEATTLE: The attacker who killed two people in a shooting at a German synagogue live-streamed the assault on Twitch, a video service owned by Amazon. It was one of the first violent attacks streamed on the service, which is best known for letting people watch others play competitive videogames.

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