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The unique surveillance dynamic of livestreaming platforms (Twitch, YouTube Live, TikTok Live), where creators perform for a live, unseen audience that can clip, screenshot, or report in real time. The Panopticon is intensified by the lack of editing: a single slip of the tongue can be clipped and go viral before the stream ends. Viewers are also watched: chat messages are logged, emotes tracked, and bans issued. The livestream Panopticon produces hyper‑vigilant creators who perform a sanitized self, and viewers who hesitate to type anything that might be used against them later.
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