"Acting like some amateur platform": Jacksepticeye tears into Twitch after new revenue-split decision
Popular YouTuber Sean "Jacksepticeye" lambasted Twitch earlier today after it announced a 50/50 revenue split for some of its top creators. Since certain gambling restrictions were put on the platform, the Amazon-owned company has decided to reduce its revenue split with content creators after a massive outcry from many streamers who signed a petition in the past to increase it to 70/30.
In a blog post, Twitch President Dan Clancy refused to give the creators a larger share of the revenue, citing the high cost of running the platform. As expected, the streaming community was not happy with the decision, and many creators have openly criticized it.
Among them is Irish YouTuber Jacksepticeye, who said Twitch was:
Calling the current situation a "mess," he mentioned that many popular streamers have been going to YouTube Gaming and implied that it is an inevitability if Twitch decides to make it harder for content creators to make money. Jacksepticeye also brought up how the purple platform is owned by one of the most successful companies in the world, Amazon.
Jacksepticeye's point about many popular creators shifting platforms is quite accurate.
Fortnite legend Myth moved to YouTube this July to much fanfare, days after OfflineTV member LilyPichu did the same. Big names such as Ludwig — who was once dubbed the poster child of Twitch — TimTheTatman, and, more recently, the biggest Call of Duty: Warzone content creator FaZe Swagg all exclusively stream on the red platform currently.
Moreover, one of the most recognizable faces in the streaming industry, DrDisRespect, also streams on the Google-owned platform after getting banned from the purple one due to undisclosed reasons.
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