YouTube powerhouse Timothy "TimTheTatman" recently tore into Twitch's new ad policy on his Warzone stream. Since departing the Amazon-owned streaming platform last September, Tim has often criticized their policies, which according to him hurt streamers rather than help them. This was especially in reference to small content creators who are just starting out.
A number of large Twitch stars have made the jump to YouTube in the last few months. Ludwig's switch last year made headlines and the streamer of the year recently spoke out against Twitch's ad policy:
Said Tim before explaining his own experience with the platform. He even thanked God for his early decision to switch to YouTube.
Before starting his Warzone and Valorant stream with Dr Disrespect, Tim and his chat came across details about the recent ad policy Twitch has implemented. Although Twitch claims that the changes are for their own good, Timothy thinks otherwise.
While reading how much ad revenue can be generated for the respective minutes of ads per hour, Tim thinks the rate to be hourly:
Chat pointed out that it is not an hourly rate. When he realized that it was a monthly rate, Tim could not believe the absurdly low takeout streamers would get:
TimTheTatman could not believe that Twitch would pay so low, saying:
The streamer really thinks that the smaller content creators will be scuffed by this new change, adding to the already considerable challenge of making it as a streamer in the current climate:
He went on to say that before his brand used to get big sponsorships, while he was starting out, subscriptions were the reason he could make ends meet. If Twitch decides to take a bigger cut from the subs, it will get much harder for new streamers to make it.
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