Twitch is experimenting with optional stream display ads
For services like Twitch and YouTube, ads are simply a part of business. Both platforms sell ads to promote revenue. That said, it’s far more of an issue on Twitch that YouTube. With YouTube, you can pause a video or close an ad and rewind. It’s not so easy on Twitch where streamers are running things live and ads can be intrusive to the visuals and sounds of a live show. With this in mind, Twitch is testing out an optional new type of display ad that doesn’t interrupt streams. The new experimental ad option was announced by Twitch via its Support Twitter on August 2, 2021. With the abo...