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Twitch, the venerable video game livestreaming platform which has repeatedly attempted to become the livestreaming platform for everyone, recently announced a slew of layoffsf. It also confirmed that the company, owned by Amazon, has never been profitable. 

Today, we're talking about Twitch: what it is, the escalating troubles it has faced, and why it and the livestreaming business in general has never quite managed to hit its stride.

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Twitch, the venerable video game livestreaming platform which has repeatedly attempted to become the livestreaming platform for everyone, recently announced a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24032187/twitch-layoffs-video-game-industry">slew of layoffsf</a>. It also confirmed that the company, owned by Amazon, has <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/after-laying-off-over-500-people-twitch-boss-admits-the-business-is-not-profitable">never been profitable</a>. 
Today, we're talking about Twitch: what it is, the escalating troubles it has faced, and why it and the livestreaming business in general has never quite managed to hit its stride.

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