news culture Earthquake on Twitch, can this departure change everything?
One of the co-founders of the live streaming platform has passed away. Emmett Shear resigned today and will be replaced by Dan Clancy. What air change?
“I feel ready for new challenges”
Justin.tv was founded in 2006. The ancestor of Twitch was created by Michael Seibel, Kyle Vogt, Justin Kan and Emmett Shear. 16 years later and a celebrity exploded for his baby, he declares it’s time to draw the curtain. A decision he justifies with one of the recent events that happened to him:
Seems to me Twitch is ready to leave home and hit the road alone. It is therefore with great emotion that I share my decision to step down from Twitch as CEO. I want to be fully there for my son who is coming into this world and I feel ready to face new challenges.
The co-founder adds that he’s not quitting entirely as he will continue to mentor his teenaged child as a consultant. A start with one foot in the house that should not revolutionize the Amazon subsidiary’s next initiatives too much.
After Emmett Shear, who’s in charge?
But who will replace him? It is Dan Clancy who will take Emmett Shear’s place, a decision effective immediately. A new president that shouldn’t please content creators: he’s the one who’s at the top of the announcement letter changing the formula related to the income of the most popular streamers. An initiative to which Zerator and MisterMV in particular had reacted. Short-term changes for the platform are therefore difficult to detect.
Despite this, Twitch tries to follow its news closely. Recently, a creator has been the subject of controversy regarding the presence of Deepfakes on son live. The Amazon platform then responded with a post an update to its Acceptable Use Policy. In any case, Emmett Shear states that he has absolute confidence in his baby’s future:
I have never had more confidence in the management of Twitch, in our people and in our product than I do today. For many years I really felt like Twitch could die without my guidance and input, but that is no longer the case. In fact, I think it was precisely this growth that gave me the idea of maybe not working at Twitch.
The bet is therefore accepted.
