Twitch Responds to Controversy Over New Revenue Plan

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At this year's TwitchCon, a representative of Twitch responded to the upcoming controversial revenue scheme, which will see payments shift from the current 70/30 split. While there are alternative streaming sites like YouTube that content creators can utilize, the Amazon-owned service is undoubtedly the most popular one in the world, making it the first choice for many would-be streamers. As such, a lot of people have been unhappy with the way the platform will be implementing the new payment scheme, which is likely to leave higher earners with less income.

Twitch consistently makes changes to its website, such as the recent elevated chat feature that allows messages to be pinned to the top for 30 seconds so the broadcaster has a better chance of seeing it. Some changes are met with a positive reaction, though there have also been updates and policy alterations that have left a sour taste in a lot of mouths, and the decision to change the way the company pays its top earners is just one more that many are disputing.

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The recent TwitchCon event gave the streaming platform the opportunity to address the upcoming payment scheme, which many users are concerned about. During the convention, which took place in San Diego, chief monetization officer for Twitch, Mike Minton, responded to the reactions regarding the changes, saying that there was no way the company could continue with the 70/30 split. He said that it was simply «not viable» in the long term, before going on to address the fact that Amazon, one of the wealthiest companies in the world, expects the broadcasting site to function as an «independent» business.

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