Twitch shutting down in South Korea

5 months 1 week ago

Twitch has announced it will end operations in South Korea at the end of February 2024, and blamed the high cost of operating in the country.

Twitch made the announcement yesterday through an article on its blog, attributed to CEO Dan Clancy.

Twitch said it will now work to help Twitch streamers based in South Korea to "move their communities to alternative livestreaming services", calling the decision to suspend business there "very difficult" and "extremely disappointing" for those affected.

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Liv Ngan

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