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by symlinkk 898 days ago
Sounds like a win for Twitch - you were costing them money and not giving anything back
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anonymousab 898 days ago
They may have been paying for subscriptions, bit rewards/redemptions, prime, etc. Ads are only one source of Twitch's revenue.

Twitch started showing a purple "disable your ad blocker" screen when a block of ads failed to run. I think they probably would have made a lot more money and reduced a lot of churn by simply advertising Turbo instead, which many users don't even know is an option.

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stevenwliao 897 days ago
Twitch subs remove ads for subscribed channels, so OP doesn't buy subs.

Which is the more likely scenario?

1. OP buys bits and throws them at their favorite streamers despite not being willing to pay for subscriptions.

2. OP pays nothing for Twitch and doesn't watch a single ad.

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jron 898 days ago
They lost about $20-40 a month on me alone. There are far more channels than a single person could possibly subscribe to...
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