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Re:Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning by skilled on Thursday March 16, 2023 @01:41PM (#35185369)
There is Twitch Turbo, which as far as I know does not benefit creators, or does so on a very nominal level. I subscribe to individual streamers that I wish to see continue streaming. I do not care about supporting Twitch, so yes - your argument is valid that money can solve my issue, but then I have to choose between supporting a creator or supporting Twitch.

I play ARPG games specifically, so I follow a lot of creators for those specific games, and when new releases hit - I will most definitely be trying to keep up with the latest strategies and insights. And I will get that information either way, but does that mean I also have to miss interesting moments because I am not willing to support Twitch directly?

All I'm saying is that ads have gotten a lot worse lately and it is extremely noticeable.

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Re:Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning by PurpleRamen on Thursday March 16, 2023 @07:12PM (#35190262)
> There is Twitch Turbo, which as far as I know does not benefit creators

Twitch Turbo is supposed to benefit the creator the same way an ad would support them. Meaning it would count the ad as shown, but not show it to the viewer. Though, payment for ads are scammingly low for the creators. A sub will in most cases give more support.

> All I'm saying is that ads have gotten a lot worse lately and it is extremely noticeable.

Rumors goes, Amazon demands more money.

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