Pokimane announces Twitch contract expiry, to reveal her “next chapter” on February 8

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Imane “Pokimane” Anys just announced the end of her Twitch contract. Currently among the biggest streamers on the platform, Imane tweeted about the end of her contract, mentioning the start of a new era from February 8, 2022.

Poki left the interpretation of the "new chapter" to her viewers. She could be indicating towards a change in the platform, which has been a recent trend with the Twitch streaming community.

While we look forward to Imane's announcement on February 8, the community can't help but speculate about her potential moves. So what are her potential moves?

Pokimane might renew her current Twitch contract and remain a content creator on the platform. Currently known as the "face of Twitch," Pokimane is their biggest streamer, and caters for a huge fraction of the traffic on their platform.

Twitch makes it a point to take care of its partners, and this can best be seen in the latest drama surrounding Poki and JiDion. JiDion's hate-raid on Poki's stream was met by an immediate suspension and a subsequent permanent ban. The relationship already established between Poki and Twitch may be difficult to rebuild with another platform, which might influence the star to remain on Twitch.

The alternative route would be to leave Twitch for a platform such as YouTube or Facebook Gaming. Fellow streamers Valkyrae and Disguised Toast are represented on these websites, respectively. Both of these streamers were formerly partnered with Twitch and have been open about their disapproval of the workings of the platform.

Valkyrae's recent decision to re-sign with YouTube and Ludwig's shift to the same might influence Imane to take similar steps. Poki's YouTube account already has 6.71 million followers. A shift to this platform would