Twitch updates rules to compete with Kick: changes in simultaneous streaming with YouTube

The streaming world is always changing and adjusting. Now that the world is coming out of the pandemic and most people are spending less time in their homes, it’s easy to see that some viewership and user numbers are down. Additionally, for platforms as large as Twitch, having a competition like Kick also means losing some of their strongest streamers, causing them to adjust their own policies to keep their content creators and attract new ones.Twitch changed its policies in favor of simulcastingThis past weekend, Twitch revealed the change on its social media, announcing that streamers can “simulcast on ANY live streaming service!”Previously, Twitch had a very strong policy against streaming on multiple platforms at the same time, especially if there was already some sort of agreement between the content creator and the platform. However, in order to “ensure that the Twitch user experience is not compromised,” there are a number of guidelines that must be followed to keep the party even with the streaming platform.The simulcast rules include ensuring the quality of the user experience on Twitch, i.e. that Twitch is no lower in quality than streams on other platforms. Do not provide links to your community outside of
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