PC GamingEnglish · 2 days ago

Twitch forces users to watch ads they can't click away from

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Twitch forces users to watch ads they can't click away from

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PC GamingEnglish · 2 days ago

cross-posted to:
StopTech@lemmy.today

Twitch is testing a new way to experience ads when you pause a stream. But viewers aren't happy about the change.

Alternarives:

https://www.smashcast.tv/

https://nimo.tv/

https://dlive.tv/

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If the viewers dry up they’ll stop being paid and leave.

It’s on every user to dump the platform.
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