Tmzoids

Streamer and Youtuber. You can follow here:

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Is streaming worth it in 2024? Lets go down memory lane with twitch from 2017 to now to see can you still make it? New video out now! https://t.co/bspT05LzZo

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Well this is a step in the right direction for women and women in the streaming space -https://t.co/vz5wgtTUVG

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Long time no see! Check out my new video about buying a new car with #delivrd ! https://t.co/AZ5q3UsvaO

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

@TwitchSupport Hello there, I have a subscription question. I am subbed for 6 months in advance. I got my email of my renewal date. Its charging me full price for the 6 months instead of the offered discounted price on your website. Attached are the email i received and web offer

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

@riotgames I thought if we were auto filled we didn't lose LP???? Now I am confused.

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Their intro transition screen into the show is always so slick.

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[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

@KatiieCandy DAMN IT!!! Because of work i missed it :(

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

prediction: she will be at streamer awards. She will probably present an award at the show. Hell she might even win one.

[👨🏾‍💻 @soIodown]

back to the regularly scheduled programming thank u jesus

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Crazy to see other streamers didnt see a value so they turned their back. What happened to just gaming with actual friends and making meaningful connections.

[brooke @brookeab]

to elaborate and last thing i'll say; I have had many people treat me like shit once my viewers dropped. Brands, friends, streamers, all of the above. You are worth more than your numbers, and those people aren't worth impressing if they aren't there for YOU ❤️ you are worthy & you got this!

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Another L for twitch. Free merch provided by someone and they throw it away???

[ironmouse🇵🇷😈💖 @ironmouse]

I deeply apologize to all the vtubers and the fans who had meet and greets at the vtuber booth this year. It breaks my heart to know staff threw out all the gifts. I should have known better than to trust them and taken care of everything ahead of time. I am so sorry everyone.

[Devin @DevinNash]

Twitch is making the rounds again for incompetent decision making and If you've ever wondered "why isn't Twitch fixing this!?" this thread is for you. Let's clear up some misconceptions and have an honest conversation about where the company is at.

The biggest reason you see Twitch in this state is simply that the company is a ghost of its former self. Twitch is run as a demo product for IVS - the Twitch architecture they sell to companies like Kick that want to build their own streaming service.

In 2022 when most of you knew Twitch at its height, it had roughly 2500 employees. When it became apparent that the site was not sustainable, they had a 400 person layoff (March 2023) then another 400 in late 2023, then ANOTHER 500 in January 2024.

Today Twitch is a shadow of what it was and is generously valued at about $46 billion. But Amazon is a 2.27 TRILLION dollar company. That means that best case, and $46b really is best case, Twitch is about 2% of Amazon's total portfolio. This was from a Needham analyst and I think the real number is much less, but let's assume that's true.

Twitch is only mentioned a handful of times in earnings calls and financial disclosures, and never on its own. In 10 years Twitch has come up in Amazon public reports 4 times. 3 were in the Q1 earnings call in 2021, and the Q1 earnings call in 2024. They both were one sentence, and referred to Twitch as part of Amazon's advertising package. The 4th mention was a Q1 2025 Earnings Call, and was an Amazon executive mentioning Twitch as part of a "non-profitable sector." It has never had its own financial specifics listed publicly in a 10-K, meaning it's not material enough for Amazon to give it separate reporting.

In late 2024 Dan Clancy (current CEO of Twitch) said Twitch is "not profitable at this point" and that revenue was at a five-year low. This is 9 years into the companies lifecycle.

When I got into brand advertising I started with Twitch and thought I was running hot because I was doing $20,000-$50,000 influencer activations for gaming sponsorships for streamers on the platform.

Then I expanded my agencies client base, 10x'd those deal values, and realized absolutely no one cares about Twitch. It's simply too weird, too parasocial, too extreme because of dominant political streamers and drama farmers for most advertisers to look at. If you are a non-gaming brand it is a joke to advertise on Twitch, and it's because of Twitch's direct choices to platform the types of streamers it does that this is so.

And these days warring streamer communities will literally crawl email addresses of VPs of Marketing and warn them about advertising there. This happened to more than one of my clients when we focused budget there. It's unhinged and all just too much trouble to bother.

Even in the world of livestreaming Twitch has lost out to Youtube and Tiktok Live. So it's not even a primary choice for advertisers who want that inventory. Youtube Live is 50% of the market, with 13.26 billion watched hours. Tiktok Live comes next at 9.23 billion, or 14.9% of the market. Twitch is half of that at 4.35 billion, representing only 6.3% of the market. For perspective, 8 years ago Twitch was over 75% of the market. That's how far it's fallen.

So if you wonder why Twitch appears so incompetent and the laughing stock of Twitter, it's just not a relevant platform. Most of the truly great minds that worked there have left and the few that remain are marginalized and mired in corporate nonsense where any idea gets sunk into endless bureaucracy and never implemented. Most of the people left are enjoying the free meals at Twitch HQ and 6 figure salaries in San Francisco, and hoping AI doesn't clean them out of a job.

Amazon doesn't need or care to fix it. It gives them advertising exposure to gaming and 16-36 year old male demos and is a great sales pitch for IVS web services. They do not care about the content or the creators. Amazon is a consumer-goods brand, not an ad network like Google is. That is why you see Youtube as such a priority for Google - because it's ad network is integral to its success. That is also why Youtube generates tons of profit, because of all of Google's business model can feed into it. But Amazon has a much weaker ad network, and it's directed towards selling its products on Amazon. It was never, and will never be, a content brand. They just don't care about that.

If this post feels like I'm dooming on Twitch, I'm not. I actually think Twitch is pretty AI-resistant and a great platform to create on if you have a solid top-level discovery funnel that doesn't depend on it. You should never ever expect new viewers from Twitch. I also think it is not so great a loss leader for Amazon that it won't die and instead just remain a rudderless ship, with features gradually being stripped so it doesn't bleed Amazon's pockets too much. That could change in a long-term recession, but it's unlikely.

I still love the platform and watch it everyday - mostly the OG gaming creators like Lirik and CohhCarnage who I think are the lifeblood of it.

I just wish it was honest with itself and did what it does best, be a community-driven gaming platform. It's sad to see it lose its way. I don't see that improving without an extreme visionary CEO taking it on and convincing Amazon it needs serious change.

I miss what Twitch was, and I'm still adamant that banning all political content is the first step to getting it back there. I'm grateful though that there's still a lot of authentic creators and I hope they still make careers on the platform, albeit they are wise enough to diversify.

But if you've ever wondered why nothing seems to change and they make mistake after mistake, this is why. It's sometimes funny to witness how hilariously bad they mess stuff up but it's unfortunate in that it negatively impacts a lot of lives, both creators and users. I hope it changes, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

@sircalebhammer Dollarwise isnt free anymore??? anywhere there is a post or something explaining this change?

[emi ⭐️ @emiru]

hello everyone, I am okay and thank you for all of the kind messages, sorry I cannot respond to them all 🩷

Yesterday, the man who assaulted me was allowed to cross multiple barriers at twitchcon and even in front of another creators meet and greet to grab me and my face and try to kiss me. Fortunately he wasn't able to, but a lot of people have pointed out it could have been a lot worse!

I'm obviously shaken up by what happened and it's not the first time I've dealt with something like this, but to tell you honestly, I am a lot more hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it during and after the fact.

Like I said, I don't understand how he was allowed to make it to me in the first place. The security in the clip who reacts is my own security (it's true my favorite and usual security guard was banned for holding a stalkers arm to bring him to police, at a past Twitchcon)

However, there were at least 3 or 4 other Twitchcon security staff in the area who did not react and let the guy walk away, as you can see in the clip since they don't even appear in the frame LOL

The woman who is walking me away is my own personal manager, and behind the booth, the only two people who were checking on me and comforting me were her and my friend. None of the Twitchcon staff came to ask what happened or if I was okay.

My friend who was present told me Twitch security were also behind the booth afterwards joking about how they didn't even see what happened and immediately laughing and moving on to talking about something else.

So if no one was checking if I was okay or if I needed anything and they let the guy run away initially, I have no idea what anyone hired to keep the event safe was doing LOL

In Twitch's statement they said that the guy was immediately caught and detained, I'm sorry but that is a blatant lie. He was allowed to walk away from my meet and greet and I didn't hear he was caught until hours after he attacked me, and it felt like this only happened because of my manager pressing for it, not because Twitchcon staff present thought it was a big deal.

I have a lot more I want to say but I will say it on stream later today instead of writing a book on here.

Thank you guys again, sorry you all had to see that. This is definitely my last Twitchcon, and it saddens me to say as a 10 year off and on attendee of Twitchcon, I think other creators should seriously consider not attending in the future. I did not feel cared for or protected, even bringing my own security and staff. I can't imagine how creators without those options would feel.

Stay safe y'all, everything is going to be okay

[RAE @Valkyrae]

Seeing emiru get assaulted after twitch banned her preferred personal bodyguard from being there to protect her and watching the guy walk away in the clip is incredibly disappointing. Stay safe everybody, nothing but love to you emi

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

Removing my original tweet with the twitch image statement due to not finding it on their socials or anywhere besides other random tweets. Streamers should be allowed to bring their own body guards. Preaches about security and day 1 this happens? At least 1 person can get answers

[Zach Bussey 🇨🇦 @zachbussey]

Twitch reached out with a statement saying:

- The safety and security of all those attending TwitchCon is our highest priority.
- The behavior displayed by the individual involved in this incident was completely unacceptable and deeply upsetting.
- We immediately removed this individual from TwitchCon premises, and they are banned indefinitely from Twitch, both online and in-person events.
- Twitch has zero tolerance for harassment.

I have asked for additional details about whether the man was arrested/charges were filed, what they are doing to improve security for Meet & Greets, and why they haven't made this statement on their own socials or blogs.

[yeet @Awk20000]

Emiru talked recently about Twitch banning her favorite security guard from TwitchCon

“Had a security guard 2 years ago where there was a guy following me around TC..he asked him to stop..so he grabbed the guy, but didn’t hurt him..permabanned from venue

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

@cozyzozie @Twitch @TwitchSupport This has been happening to alot of people!!! My guess is if people are not actively watching the stream its not counting the viewer (the viewer does not have your stream physically on screen) and not in a tab. Wonder if twitch is going to respond

[Blaze Binges @BlazeBinges]

Today is the only day you can retweet this.

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

One day ill have this luck in anything lol.

[EyevoREEEEEE 🌻 @Eyevoree]

I bought ONE spark and got the Ahri skin!

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

@DracoWing13 @Valkyrae Thanks. Sorry cant keep up with all the streams and announcements !! SUPER COOL idea tbh!! they look sick

[Tmzoids @Tmzoids]

@Valkyrae I dont know if you will see this... but are these legit or fake things ? This was an Instagram ad.