Streamer tells custom PC builder to stuff their free PC after CEO makes dismissive comments about her
ArtesianBuilds is a PC building livestream which specialises in high-end, modified gaming PC builds. After recently announcing smalltime affiliate streamer Kiapiaa as the winner of a PC giveaway, ArtesianBuilds CEO Noah Katz seemed to suddenly make a U-turn on the giveaway's criteria, and flat out refused to reward Kiapiaa their rightful winnings.
Intel, who sponsored the giveaway and has it's logo plastered all over the stream has since stepped in, and an official apology has been made by the Artisanbuilds channel.
Here's how the whole thing played out: Kiapiaa called out the comments in a response thread on her Twitter account. The thread highlights the moments in which she felt hurt and defamed, and asks for clarification as to the real issue, since the giveaway criteria appeared to have been changed on the fly.
«The rules say that you need the Artesian panel in your Twitch About, and I do have it,» Kiapiaa explains. «So what's the issue @ArtesianBuilds?»
The reason, Katz outlined on stream was the following:
«All followers combined, still under 5k. Even across multiple socials,» the presenter notes as he combs through Kiapiaa's social media profiles.
«I was trying to be generous.»
The reason… LIKE WHAT? Sorry not everyone has money for a PC. ITS EXPENSIVE! So condescending. @ArtesianBuilds do better. I earned that PC. This makes me feel like I'm not a good streamer. (cont.) pic.twitter.com/pc8EDycP6BMarch 1, 2022
He then goes on to explain that since «This person has three months of ambassadorship, and not a single click,» and that's reportedly why they were getting «purged.»
It's the tone of «Not a single click, not even once,» that gets me. As many of the comments stress, Katz's tone of voice is super
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