South Korean Twitch streamers are going out with a bang on the platform’s last day in the country, broadcasting an influx of adult content to protest the shutdown.
“Twitch has been operating in Korea at a significant loss, and unfortunately, there is no pathway forward for our business to run more sustainably in that country,” Clancysaid in a blog post.
Now, that date has finally come — and South Korean streamers are going out with a bang.
South Korean Twitch streamers hit back at site shutdown with adult content
Over the past 24 hours, South Korean Twitch streamers have been protesting the site’s shutdown in a unique way by broadcasting adult content like sexualized games and wearing revealing outfits.
For example, Twitch streamerDaeyong 2broadcasted an adult game to the tune of thousands of viewers — clips of which are still available to view on his channel.
Similarly, streamerIrin-Chanwent on camera wearing a risque outfit, leaving viewers shocked and somewhat amused at South Korean broadcasters’ apparent protests toward Twitch’s shutdown in their country.
Many netizens mused that this was a “perfect” way to speak out against Twitch’s decision to close its doors. “Why not? It’s not like Twitch banning them does anything,” one userargued on Reddit.
“If that’s the way to go out, alright. More power to them, all I say. What are they gonna do? Ban ’em?” another said.
With Twitch officially closing its doors in South Korea, the site is now facing financial punishments for its decision to back out due to costs. Just a few days ahead of its shutdown, Twitch was notably hit with a$300k fine for violating South Korea’s telecom lawby removing VODs from its platform in the country, with more potential fines on the way.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
