• Azzu@feddit.de
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    1 year ago

    The rival platform is “Kick” in case anyone wants to not open the article but still wants to know which it is.

    • dystop@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Ah, i personally don’t use Twitch much so I didn’t even know what the rival was either.

      • cowvin@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        It’s a new platform so they must be burning investor money to promote the platform by doing this. It’s working. They just need to have a plan to earn it back.

        • Gorillan@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          They also earn a lot from Stake, their gambling platform. $100 million probably isn’t that much for them.

      • FIST_FILLET@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Kick is run by gambling companies and online casinos. the initial reason for Kick even existing was that Twitch banned gambling streams