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Type of site | Livestreaming |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 2017 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Charles Wayn and Cole Chen |
| Industry | Internet |
| Parent | Rainberry, Inc. |
| URL | dlive |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | September 2018 (relaunch) |
DLive is an American video live streaming service which was founded in 2017. It was purchased by BitTorrent in 2019. Due to the site's lax enforcement of prohibited content guidelines, DLive has become a popular alternative to YouTube and Twitch among white nationalists, conspiracy theorists, neo-Nazis, and other extremists.[1][2][3][4] The site is also used by gamers as an alternative to Twitch.[5]
DLive uses a blockchain for its donation systems. It originally operated on the Steemit blockchain, before switching to the Lino network upon its relaunch in September 2018, and later TRON network after its 2019 purchase by BitTorrent.
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