After dealing with lots of bad PR from terrible decisions, Twitch now has to deal with one of its biggest streamers moving to another platform, Kick, with a deal larger than those of most athletes

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    1 year ago

    This seems to be a no strings attached good deal on xQc’s side given the lack of exclusivity clause. Worst case scenario is a particularly bad scandal hitting the platform could tarnish xQc’s reputation such as it is but that’s a risk for literally any platform. However…

    As a start-up, Kick is prepared to operate at a loss

    Aaand the platform is doomed. Focusing on growth over viability is whats makes you a prime enshitification target.