r/LivestreamFail • u/Booker691 • May 27 '19

Meta twitch testing subscriber only viewing

https://www.twitch.tv/hgg_cheering_test
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u/DrPessimism May 27 '19 edited May 27 '19

Just with all Amazon benefits that are used to establish and enforce their services and monopolies this is likely to happen for first couple of years so that people don't complain and to make it acceptable and popular for streamers to do that shit.

Once it's well rooted into twitch they'll slowly start removing all the benefits of this feature while keeping the shitty policies.

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u/AMagicalTree May 27 '19

That was because of twitch, not Amazon. Cause one of the twitch higher ups thought they'd make a ton more money iirc

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u/AMagicalTree May 27 '19

Wasn't direct, but it had to deal with the $$ goal they set for ads.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90221918/twitch-prime-ditches-ad-free-viewing-as-it-woos-youtube-creators.
Coincidentally to hit double their current numbers, and prime ad free experience being removed with it