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Twitch really can’t catch a break, as now the platform is facing backlash for booking Megan Thee Stallion for its yearly convention.
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Twitch really can’t catch a break, as now the platform is facing backlash for booking Megan Thee Stallion for its yearly convention.
The line-up for this year’s TwitchCon has just been revealed, after the event was cancelled for two consecutive years due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the announcement was met with immediate backlash on social media, as the Twitch mega drama continues.
From one streamer allegedly bribing two former employees, to another getting caught doing ‘poppers’ while livestreaming, there’s a lot of issues surrounding Twitch at the moment.
On top of that, the company also imposed a gambling ban on streaming games like slots, which was met with mixed reactions.
In an bid to leave all this behind, Twitch confirmed that rapper Megan Thee Stallion, pop singer Kim Petras, and pop punk band Meet Me At The Altar, will all perform at TwitchCon next weekend.
The weekend long convention is set to take place from Friday, October 7 to Sunday, October 9 at the San Diego Convention Centre.
However, creators and viewers quickly jumped on Twitter to slam the company, as the announcement came only a few days after Twitch rejected higher revenue splits for streamers, implying it couldn’t afford them.
Through the same blog post, Twitch also stated it has capped the existing 70/30 split for good, meaning that streamers on this higher split will only receive it on the first $100,000 (£88,400) of subscriber revenue.
Anything after this will come at the regular 50/50 split, which is all smaller streamers – and even some big ones as it turns out – ever get.
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Content creator Cheer Gurl, who happens to fall under the former category, questioned how Twitch can afford to book a popular artist like Megan Thee Stallion, after rejecting the 70/30 subs split.
Apex Legends and variety streamer Ronnie also thinks the same, pointing out that on the one hand Twitch claims it’s ‘broke’ but on the other it’s willing to pay Megan’s hefty booking fee.
Another streamer whose platform is still growing, Kusuriko TV, said that Twitch should’ve redirected the funds from the pay cut towards keeping the site ‘actually running.’
Some are concerned about how the platform managed to convince popular mainstream artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Kim Petras to play at the TwitchCon party, and others wondered since when did Twitch become ‘cool.’
While you can’t know for sure whether Twitch used its streamers’ money to book this year’s lineup for TwitchCon, it’s more likely that the booking fees of the venue and the artists have been factored in ticket pricing.
About a month ago, the convention and organisers were targeted after announcing there will be no Covid-19 restrictions or health and safety precautions. Since then, Twitch has reversed its original decision, though the hate influx hasn’t stopped.
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