Twitch is planning to cull some of the content archived by streamers to save on storage costs. On Wednesday, the streaming platform announced that it will introduce a 100-hour storage cap for highlights and uploads starting on April 19th, warning that users will have their content automatically deleted until it falls below the limit.

Twitch is putting a cap on how much storage a streamer can take up for their uploads and highlight videos. The streaming service has announced that starting on April 19, all uploads and highlights will count towards a new 100-hour storage limit for each streamer,

This limit does not apply to Past Broadcasts or Clips and is expected to impact less than 0.5 percent of active streamers.

As Twitch searches for ways to become more profitable, it has announced a new storage limits for creators that isn't going over well with the community.

Twitch is limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads, and will delete content if a channel exceeds the limit.

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Twitch, the popular live streaming platform owned by Amazon, has announced a new policy introducing a 100-hour storage limit for highlights and uploads. Set to take effect on April 19, this change affects a small fraction of the community—less than 0.