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Isn’t it funny how Reddit and Twitch are both screwing up. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Its funny how both Reddit and Twitch announce API or policy changes that creates mass discussion within their respective communities regarding longevity and user experience. Both companies are doing shitty things for the $$$ and simultaneously creating mass exodus(es?) to other platforms.

What I find most interesting, is the announcements were made during a similar time frame and both plan to implement their changes on July 1st. I think thats pretty suspect? Almost as if a shareholder has their hand in both their pockets making a big push at once.

What are all of your thoughts on this? Im curious to hear some other perspectives!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What is going on with Twitch? Haven't really been keeping up with it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

!remindme 1day

.... We need to get some bots up in here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If I'm right, Twitch is implementing a mandatory adspace onto every stream. It will be placed in one of the stream's corner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So you cant advertise within the stream. Or in twitches words, “having ads baked into the video”.

They're doing it so that THEY can do it and not the streamer, which means they have a monopoly on whats advertised and how the sponsorship money is distributed. They're also putting strict policy changes onto what can and cant be advertised. Some of the things they're denying advertisement for is politics, vapes, drugs and DRUG REHABILITATION/RECOVERY SERVICES and other things. Some of that is understandable and soem of it not so much, but some of it is kinda messed up when you consider they allowing the advertisement of alcohol, but NOT drug recovery services.

Sorry I forgot to paragraph there. I’m not explaining it well but a quick google or youtube search will give you more in depth idea at whats going on!