5 biggest streamer controversies of 2022
2022 has been a big year for Twitch streamers. Not even halfway into the year, the platform has seen tremendous changes, including big name streamers leaving the platform, changes to Twitch's revenue split with its partners, and much more.
There's also been a fair share of controversies, both in the shape of streamer drama and sitewide trends that might not be in Twitch's best interests moving forward.
In this list, we'll take a look at the five biggest Twitch streamer controversies of 2022 so far.
Over the past couple of months, gambling on Twitch has become one of the hottest topics surrounding the platform, especially since a large chunk of Twitch's audience consists of minors or lives in areas where gambling is illegal.
This has not stopped large streamers like Trainwreck and xQc from taking large sums of money from gambling websites to promote online casinos in their streams. xQc recently moved back to his home country of Canada, seemingly so that he could return to gambling on his Twitch livestreams.
Many viewers have criticized these streamers for promoting gambling to children, particularly to xQc, whose audience is largely made of underaged minors. He's also been accused of selling out, as he reversed his previous stance on gambling streams after taking an endorsement deal with Stake.
Hot tub streamers and bikini streams have been some of the most controversial streams on Twitch over the past few years. While streaming has become about far more than just video games over the years, many have agreed that hot tub streams take things a bit too far and shouldn't share the same platform.
In 2021, the debate around hot tub streams led to it being legitimized on the platform, receiving its own category on Twitch. Since 2022,
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