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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 03:30:01 JST Ars Technica

   Amazon lays off 500 Twitch employees, hundreds more at MGM and Prime Video

   Twitch reportedly still unprofitable, paid over $1 billion to streamers in 2023.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/amazon-lays-off-500-twitch-employees-hundreds-more-at-mgm-and-prime-video/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • MaybeMyMonkeys (maybemymonkeys@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 04:42:29 JST MaybeMyMonkeys

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     @arstechnica Twitch probably has too many executives collecting bonuses and will circle the drain with the ads.

   • Dan (casper042@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 18:20:21 JST Dan

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     @arstechnica Meanwhile, still no Twitch Client for Roku and likely several other popular Smart TV platforms.
     Seems to be part of an overall trend that creators think their audience only consumes content the way they do.