Pokimane responds to Linus\u2019 \u201churtful\u201d comments about her over Twitch issues Popular streamer Imane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys has hit back at the hurtful comments received from tech creator LinusTechTips, after she suggested different advertisement placements on Twitch to make them less intrusive. In April, a Bloomberg report revealed that new changes are being considered to be introduced this summer that could cut 20% of revenue from the top streamers on Twitch. Additionally, as the Amazon-owned streaming service continues to push for more profitability, they\u2019ve continued to serve more and more advertisements over the years. Streamers and viewers alike have agreed that they\u2019ve become a lot more intrusive. Complaints that ads are ruining the live-viewing experience have become a lot more common in recent times, leading to the platform\u2019s top creators suggesting changes. However, Pokimane\u2019s idea wasn\u2019t received well by fellow creator LinusTechTips. In an April 27 tweet, Pokimane suggested that Twitch should implement advertisements that don\u2019t directly interfere with the content. She added that she understands ads make the platform profitable but urged that adding them in the sidebar, picture in picture, or in an underlay would make the viewing experience much better. However, while not naming her directly, LinusTechTips clearly hit out at Pokimane in his recent podcast for her \u201cterrible take,\u201d and mocked her in a female voice. He explained how the idea wouldn\u2019t nearly make as much money, and hence it wouldn\u2019t make any sense. Understandably, Pokimane was upset by Linus\u2019 \u201churtful\u201d comments and hit back. \u201cHey, just saw a clip where you discussed my tweet on your podcast,\u201d Poki replied in a tweet. \u201cI wanted to let you know that I felt the way you read my tweet in a mocking tone and referred to me as a \u2018nameless creator\u2019 albeit also replying to this tweet was odd and hurtful.\u201d Imane continued, breaking down Linus\u2019s comments about the advertisements: \u201cI understand that less aggressive forms of advertising aren\u2019t as profitable, but that doesn\u2019t mean the current system is the best one. \u201cIn my opinion, further interrupting the essence of what makes streaming special, the live interaction is more detrimental to Twitch than the 50\/50 split instead of 70\/30.\u201d Read More: What is the Twitch Research community – The tech star responded, apologizing and admitting that he was \u201cfrustrated\u201d knowing how difficult it is to build a sustainable video platform from his first-hand experience. In an attempt to make up, Linus offered to help Pokimane with her newfound multi-platform freedom. It’s not personal, but it *was* rude. I’m sorry about that. As a way of apologizing, If you’re interested in exploring your newfound multi-platform freedom, we had spent considerable development resources on multi-streaming and could help point you and your team in (cont’d) \u2014 Linus LinusMediaGroup (@linusgsebastian) May 5, 2022 Advertisements are certainly getting more intrusive on the streaming site, but as already noted, they\u2019re crucial to the site\u2019s profitability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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