Current and former Twitch staff describe how the service lost its way: out-of-touch leaders, losing big creators, cost cutting, many irrelevant ads, and more
The platform's recent moves have confused and upset creators, fans and staff alike — For Twitch, the live-streaming platform watched …
twitch staff, demoralized, are waiting to learn who'll be among 400 laid off. this follows a period of malaise in which leaders bet against creators and twitch's ad business failed to catch up with competitors. my report on how twitch lost its way: https://www.washingtonpost.com/…
“When was the last time you saw Twitch introduce something that revolutionized the live content community, the creator ecosystem or the content economy?” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Twitch, the live-streaming platform watched by over 30 million viewers each day, is set to lay off hundreds of employees in the next few weeks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
“The company saw over 300 employees leave in 2021 and more than 60 depart in 2022 as of March 2022, according to a report by Bloomberg News.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Wait, Twitch announced layoffs yesterday and still hasn't informed people who would be laid off? And they're just all supposed to show up to work??? https://twitter.com/...
Twitch, under the impression that streamers had nowhere else to go, came to view departures of big names as an opportunity. “[With] Ninja leaving, I think we saw five or six new stars come out of that,” one former employee told The Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...