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Twitch is going to a 50/50 revenue split while offering nothing in return.
Twitch CEO had an interview a few days ago saying that most big creators get their revenue via sponsors, so taking 50% isn't bad. (dumb take)
Twitch announced a couple days ago they are putting HEAVY restrictions on any sponsor stuff, basically banning them all together. So now the 50/50 split is the only way to make money.
Twitch went back on their word yesterday, but the fact they already tried this, doesn't look good on them. Most large creators are moving away to YouTube/Kick/etc when their contracts are up.
Isn't the big reason YouTube stays strong is the ability for creators to earn money on the platform? Honestly kind of waiting for them to screw that up. It just makes too much sense for it not to get screwed up lol.
YouTube has a TON of terrible policies. I mean, the entire reason YouTube videos have sponsored sections in their videos is because YouTube screwed over creators during "adpocolypse".
The issue is that nothing can replace YouTube. Hosting that much data is unbelievably costly. No other company is willing to put up with that, especially when other companies aren't ad companies, so they don't profit as much on data.
Google is in it for the long haul. Once a really good efficient video compression or codec comes out, Google will be laughing. Pied piper is their dream lol.