Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs...
by malandrew on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:03PM
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The irony of your comment is that once upon a time, these professional sports leagues made more money by being actively racist and excluding people of color from their leagues lest they upset their white fan base.
Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs...
by ativzzz on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:44PM
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I don't know how long ago "once upon a time is" but they seem to have increasing revenue very successfully since the 80s at the least based on some googling. Maybe before then, but I don't know if we can find any data to support that.
Twitch is basically the NBA of their streaming platform, as in they set rules for how streamers, viewers, and moderators interact. Twitch can create whatever arbitrary rules it wants to maximize their revenue. If advertisers stopped caring about controversy, or if Twitch suddenly found a better revenue source, they would surely pursue it.