"Who would have thought!": The internet reacts to Pokimane's Twitch re-signing and car giveaway
Pokimane announced that she'll be giving away a car after teasing a potential streaming platform switch from Twitch.
Imane "Pokimane" Anys is a Twitch streamer who plays a variety of games and is apart of the streamer orginazation Offline TV (OTV). She regularly collaborates with other OTV members like Lilypichu, Sykunno, and Disguised Toast.
She has recently been in some drama with Ninja over alleged defamation, and has been sent a large amount of hate over the situation.
She recently stated that her Twitch contract had expired, giving her a chance to move to another competing platform if she chose to do so. She teased that the next chapter of her streaming career would be announced on February 8, leaving fans in anticipation over where she would be moving to.
On the promised day of the "next chapter," Pokimane ended up announcing that she'll be staying with Twitch as a platform and will be giving away a car to celebrate. Instead of choosing between a red or purple car, she'll be giving one away, referencing Ludwig's YouTube streaming announcement video.
Fellow streamers and friends gave their reactions to the announcement, including Twitch's Twitter account.
Fans on Twitter jokingly showed off pictures of destroyed cars to express how they needed a new one, with some even using the same photos to drive home the point that these were jokes.
Some members of the subreddit r/LivestreamFail shared that they weren't shocked by the news that she was staying with Twitch, saying that this was just to bring more attention to herself.
It seems the LSF community saw this coming, and are unimpressed by the "announcement," while the Twitter community is more focused on the car giveaway. The dichotomy between the users on the two media
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