Online gaming has ballooned in popularity during the pandemic, offering a social outlet amid lockdowns. By making gaming-friendly streaming service Twitch a key pillar of its Prime subscription service, Amazon is appealing to a broad landscape of mainstream and niche interests.

Twitch has announced an expansion of its off-service misconduct policy, including a pledge to ban users for harassment. In the wake of accusations that Twitch failed to protect its users, the brand is showing it cares by bringing on a third-party law firm to help investigate cases.

People will soon be able to walk into a physical retail space at Meta’s Burlingame campus to experiment with metaverse hardware. With many Americans still unfamiliar with the metaverse or simply not compelled by virtual reality, a physical store creates space for no-cost experimentation.

Sports have long been central to American culture and identity, and being part of a fan community is often integral to people’s social lives. After tracking the values of sports fans in our Travel and Leisure Sector Snapshot, Canvas8 polled nine Americans to find out more.