{"id":178422,"date":"2023-10-21T08:23:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T02:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=178422"},"modified":"2023-10-21T08:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T02:53:43","slug":"twitch-will-let-users-stream-across-platforms-but-they-better-act-right-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/twitch-will-let-users-stream-across-platforms-but-they-better-act-right-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch Will Let Users Stream Across Platforms\u2014But They Better Act Right – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Twitch is rolling out changes to better position itself against livestreaming competitors like TikTok, Kick, and YouTube. It\u2019s adding much-needed features to increase discoverability, as well as expanding its safety policies to include consequences for off-platform doxxing and swatting, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> at TwitchCon in Las Vegas Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, Twitch has lost large creators to rival platforms that offer more money and perks\u2014most recently, FaZe Clan\u2019s Nicholas \u201cNickMercs\u201d Kolcheff announced that he\u2019s leaving the platform for Kick in what is reportedly a <\/span>$10 million<\/span><\/a> deal. Twitch is also still facing the void left by xQc, who left Twitch for Kick back in June in a massive <\/span>$100 million<\/span><\/a> deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twitch streamers will no longer be punished for simultaneously streaming to multiple platforms besides just Twitch as of today. Prior to this announcement, Twitch Partners and Affiliates were not allowed to stream to multiple platforms at the same time, like YouTube or Kick, and could lose their status with the platform as a result, along with various monetization benefits like subscriptions and a share of ad revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ads and ad revenue remain a contentious topic on platforms like Twitch and YouTube, however, and the jam-packed audience at TwitchCon\u2019s opening ceremony made an audibly tired groan when Clancy brought up the topic. Pre-roll ads on Twitch, for one, are known to lead to massive viewer dropoff\u2014and viewers hate seeing ads interrupt important live moments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In response, Twitch plans to add a \u201cChat Countdown\u201d feature that stream moderators can see, warning them that an automatic ad break is coming\u2014with hopes that it will give creators the ability to better manage when ads cover their streams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twitch\u2019s move to completely open up simulcasting to all streamers comes just a few months after Twitch said it would allow streamers to simulcast to mobile platforms like TikTok\u2019s Live platform in addition to streaming on Twitch. On Twitter, many thanked Fortnite streamer Tyler \u201c<\/span>Ninja<\/span><\/a>\u201d Blevins for publicly raising the issue, stating that Twitch needed to \u201c<\/span>see the light<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting, however, that many Twitch affiliates and streamers have been simultaneously streaming to multiple platforms for years, finding the potential added reach worth the risk. Now, they won\u2019t have to hide it, at least.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kick\u2019s Head of Strategic Partnerships Andrew Santamaria <\/span>responded<\/span><\/a> to the simulcast news by promoting his rival platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKick creators ya\u2019ll are changing the industry. Keep demanding to be treated like adults and professionals,\u201d Santamaria said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kick creators ya\u2019ll are changing the industry. Keep demanding to be treated like adults and professionals. If you haven\u2019t started your simulcasting journey here at Kick to keep more of your money!? That\u2019s the next step. More work to be had. https:\/\/t.co\/Kk7WOLJO3p<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Santamaria (@Svntvmvriv) October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIf you haven\u2019t started your simulcasting journey here at Kick to keep more of your money!? That\u2019s the next step,\u201d Santamaria said, referring to <\/span>Kick\u2019s higher creator revenue split<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twitch appears to have taken notice that smaller creators need reach and flexibility as they fight to claim a share of the burgeoning <\/span>$250 billion<\/span><\/a> creator economy. Livestreamers often struggle to gain followers and views when they aren\u2019t live, pushing some to stream for very long hours in order to make enough revenue to keep going.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the big challenges in [the] streamer space is staying connected with our community on Twitch when they\u2019re not live,\u201d Clancy said onstage during TwitchCon\u2019s opening ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

The livestreaming site has also rolled out Twitch \u201cStories,\u201d a clone feature to the time-sensitive vertical post feature that already exists on rival platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok. Twitch is also testing a new \u201cDiscovery Feed\u201d feature, which aims to further expose viewers to new creators to create a TikTok-like \u201cFor You Page\u201d filled with fresh content.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Twitch has also maintained a relatively hands-off policy regarding what it calls \u201coff-platform misconduct.\u201d Notably, Twitch doesn\u2019t take action to un-partner or demonetize creators who have been accused or charged with offenses like sexual assault or fraud (the platform\u2019s ban policies have been <\/span>historically<\/span><\/a> opaque for streamers).<\/span><\/p>\n

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But Twitch may be beginning to recognize that what streamers and Twitch users do off-platform can, directly or indirectly, harm those on its platform too.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMisconduct that takes place on or off Twitch can be extremely harmful,\u201d Clancy said. \u201cTo further protect our streamers, we\u2019re adding doxxing and swatting to the list of behaviors we enforce against when it occurs on Twitch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Twitch\u2019s new policy that aims to better protect streamers who face doxxing or swatting takes effect immediately, Clancy added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notably, Twitch\u2019s action against such behavior comes as YouTube faces <\/span>controversy<\/span><\/a> for its delayed response to creator \u201cSSSniperwolf\u201d <\/span>doxxing<\/span><\/a> the residence of a fellow YouTuber, Jacksfilms. Last week, Jacksfilms criticized YouTube, alleging that the platform had not done anything to reprimand SSSniperwolf. YouTube then <\/span>responded<\/span><\/a> Friday that it had demonetized SSSniperwolf\u2019s channel, and added that such off-platform behavior \u201cisn\u2019t what we want on YT.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by Andrew Hayward<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

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