"More ads, and increasing the price of subs": Streaming community divided over Twitch's plans for 2024

Twitch recently announced a few changes that are coming to the platform in 2024, and not everyone in the streaming community is happy with them. In a blog post, CEO Dan Clancy revealed his team's plans for the Amazon-owned website, including improving the mobile application, adding new features to combat harassment, and more.

Clancy also talked about enhancing revenue for Twitch content creators by increasing subscription prices and bringing new sponsors to the website. In response to the blog post, one Redditor said:

Twitch already announced an increase in subscription prices for certain countries, such as the UK, Turkey, Canada, and more, back in February 2024. The CMO of the company, Mike Minton, had also hinted that the cost of purchasing subs may increase in the US going forward, causing many regular users to raise concerns.

Dan Clancy's latest announcement seems to confirm that more countries will see an increase in the sub-pricing. Here is a relevant part of the blog post from Clancy talking about the same:

The increase in ads, regardless of last year's ad-incentive program, has been a constant topic of debate in the community over the last few years. The talk about increasing revenue with more sponsorships and increased prices for subscriptions has only exacerbated the situation.

Here are some social media users voicing their opinions about the financial implications of the changes:

Here are some comments from Redditors talking about the situation on the streamer-related subreddit r/LivestreamFail.

Another issue on people's minds appears to be the separate Twitch applications for mobile and consoles, with users demanding improvements while anticipating the opposite.

The announcement does have a section dedicated to the