“I’m free as a bird”.
“The end of an era,” she posted on X, formerly Twitter.
She is grateful, though, for the contracts she has had with Twitch.
“There were so many more girls, there was such diversity in the demographic.
And I felt so much more seen and heard.
And I was like, ‘Wow, this is what I’ve always wanted for streaming.'”
She wished that Amazon would take a stronger lead in improving the infrastructure of the company.
“[Twitch’s] priority is making money,” she said.
“My priority is making a cool, safe environment and community for many, many, many people.
“I do think they try and I appreciate that a tonne.
I really do give them credit for that.
But girl, it’s 2024.
We still got so many of these damn problems.”
Herfirst YouTube streamwill be later today, 1st February.
What an incredible journey its been.
Pokimane leaving Twitch follows high profile departures likeLudwig, DrLupo and TimTheTatManin 2021.
It’s also the latest blow to the streaming platform after itlaid off 500 employeeslast month.
CEO Dan Clancy admitted thecompany is not profitable.
Still, last week it introduced an expansion of its programme forimproved revenue share for streamers.
