Ex YouTube Gaming boss says Twitch\u2019s new exclusivity rules are \u201cstill bad for streamers\u201d Unsplash\/YouTube\/TwitchFormer YouTube Head of Gaming, Ryan \u2018Fwiz\u2019 Wyatt is calling out Twitch for its new exclusivity rules letting streamers broadcast on other platforms for not being in creators\u2019 best interests. On August 23, Twitch announced that partners would finally be allowed to stream on TikTok and Instagram live at the same time as they\u2019re on Twitch. Additionally, they would now be able to stream on rival platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, although not at the same time as they\u2019re live on Twitch. According to Twitch, these limitations were in place because they believe \u201cengaging with two streams at once can lead to a sub-optimal experience for your community\u201d \u2013 something banned streamer Dr Disrespect mocked by announcing a YouTube-Facebook simulcast. However, while the announcement has been widely praised, not everyone is on board, including YouTube\u2019s former Head of Gaming who said the changes don\u2019t do enough. \u201cStreamers aren\u2019t allowed to broadcast their Twitch streams over to YouTube or Facebook for \u201cextended periods of time.\u201d Twitch says that simulcasting to mobile services like TikTok and Instagram Live is allowed, though.\u201d \u2014 Ryan Wyatt (@Fwiz) August 23, 2022 This is still bad for creators. LET CREATORS BE FREE!!!! Former YouTube boss wants Twitch streamers to be \u201cfree\u201d In a thread on Twitter, Ryan \u2018Fwiz\u2019 Wyatt took issue with how creators would not be allowed to broadcast their Twitch streams on services that support streaming for extended periods of time such as YouTube or Facebook. \u201cThis is still bad for creators,\u201d he stressed. \u201cLet creators be free!\u201d After another user commented how Twitch would be losing money by letting streamers broadcast on rivals such as YouTube at the same time, Fwiz voiced his agreement. \u201cIt\u2019s an aggressive mechanism deployed when you fear your market position,\u201d he explained. \u201cYou don\u2019t see TikTok, YT, or Instagram utilize such policies, and it\u2019s flat out not in the creator\u2019s best interest.\u201d Wyatt further added that video platforms should be at the service to the creator and not the other way around. Whether Twitch eventually decides to allow partners to finally stream on YouTube at the same time is anyone\u2019s guess, but for the time being, being on TikTok and Instagram will have to suffice. And hey, at least they can stream with Dr Disrespect again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ex YouTube Gaming boss says Twitch\u2019s new exclusivity rules are \u201cstill bad for streamers\u201d Unsplash\/YouTube\/TwitchFormer YouTube Head of Gaming, Ryan \u2018Fwiz\u2019 Wyatt is calling out Twitch for its new exclusivity rules letting streamers broadcast on other platforms for not being in creators\u2019 best interests. On August 23, Twitch announced that partners would finally be allowed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}