"It was good content": Valkyrae responds to backlash on YouTube contract announcement video
Rachell "Valkyrae" Hofstetter, in her latest stream, addressed the backlash she's received regarding her announcement to renew her contract with YouTube. The star announced her decision to re-sign with YouTube on January 31, 2022.
Valkyrae, the owner of esports organization 100 Thieves, posted her decision on Twitter via a well-crafted announcement video. However, a segment of her followers did not appreciate the hype created, given her ultimate decision to remain with YouTube instead of shifting to an alternative platform.
Responding to these opinions, Rae justified her reasoning behind creating the announcement video:
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During her first stream since her return to YouTube, Valkyrae was asked by a viewer if she was happy to be back on YouTube. Referring to the renewed contract, she corrected the viewer by stating that she never left.
Prompted by the question, Rae then addressed the backlash she received regarding her announcement video. After nearly a fortnight of waiting, several fans seemed disappointed by the suspense created around her possible shift to Twitch. They criticized the video, calling it "overhyped" and "unnecessary" due to her decision to remain on the YouTube platform.
Unbothered by these opinions, Rae simply stated that the process for renewing her contract carried potential to become content for her personal brand. As an innovative content creator, she took the opportunity to produce a fun, well-crafted video for her announcement.
Rae was straightforward with her point, as she told her viewers that creating the video was fun. She then listed "fun" as the remaining reasons.
Later in the stream, Rae asserted that she was allowed to have fun, calling the announcement video the
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