Twitch Enables Opt-Out for Amazon AI Training by Default
Twitch has introduced an opt-out setting for its creators to prevent their channel content from being used to train Amazon's generative AI models. The toggle was enabled by default for all accounts on August 12, 2026, and can be found under Security and Privacy in account settings.
The setting covers a channel's streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and the images and text on a channel page. According to Twitch's support documentation, this content can be used to train Amazon's models that generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video.
Twitch executives addressed the reaction during a Patch Notes livestream on August 12. Mike Minton, chief product officer, and Mary Kish, head of community, answered questions from nearly 3,000 viewers. Minton stated that if this was an opt-in setting, 'nobody would opt in.'