"Don't want it to become weird" - xQc explains why he does not pay his Twitch channel moderators

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On November 11, Twitch star Felix "xQc" teamed up with fellow Twitch sensation Kai Cenat to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

During the livestream, Kai Cenat inquired whether xQc compensated his Twitch channel moderators. The French-Canadian personality confirmed that he did not, and provided an explanation by saying:

As the duo played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Kai Cenat asked xQc if he paid his channel moderators for their duties. After the latter confirmed that he did not, the former exclaimed:

xQc responded, suggesting that it wasn't about doing things for free, but rather about not letting "it become weird." He claimed that the moderators watched and worked on his channel with passion, and that paying them could lead to a "dramatic" outcome:

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The former Overwatch pro reaffirmed that the situation could become uncomfortable and weird if the moderators began to dislike the channel and were working only for money:

Kai Cenat later agreed with xQc's reasoning and responded:

The streamer's conversation was shared onto the r/LivestreamFail subreddit, with its reaction thread attracting more than 90 fan reactions. One Redditor suggested that content creators should hire a third party to track the work that their voluntary moderators do:

Redditor u/dispoable claimed that streamers would likely be banned without the efforts of their channel moderators:

A community member mentioned that YouTube Gaming streamer Ludwig Ahgren is compensating his moderators on a monthly basis:

Here are some more relevant fan reactions:

Earlier this year, Twitch streamers Imane "Pokimane" and Jeremy "Disguised Toast" had a similar conversation. The OfflineTV co-founder revealed that she occasionally compensated some of her channel