For better or worse, the platforms of streaming are currently the closest thing we have to the reality shows, this time without cuts or dashes. They have it all: a mixture of chaos and drama that many viewers find irresistible. The problem is that when things are taken too far, it becomes clear that Twitch is generating an audiovisual business culture and platform where the integrity of the creators is sometimes the last priority. At least for the public.
Only the visits matter and the content creators are treated as morbid generating robots, and not as the people they are.
To understand the phenomenon, it is only necessary to see the latest controversy carried out by the streamer Amouranth, who has been banned by Twitch up to five times. We’ve talked about her on Magnet in several articles and how she’s been straddling a fine line of mature content and some raunchy broadcasting for some time (which led to the creation of the inflatable pool category on the platform). A week ago, she became a trend because of the queue she formed at TwitchCon for her followers to go, literally stepped on by her.
A few days ago, however, everything changed. the content creator made some statements denouncing being coerced to work by her husband. In fact, until now no one even knew about her marriage, which, as she has finally detailed, led her to be mistreated and forced to create that content for which it has been so criticized.
The American, barely 28 years old, revealed between tears in that direct of almost 17 hours the verbal abuse she suffered from her husband who, according to her, control your bank accounts and the type of jobs he does under the threat of killing his dogs. To corroborate it, showed whatsapp messages and a phone call.
Amouranth has revealed that she has a husband, along with revealing his abuse
He has threatened to kill her dogs, take all their money, and force her to stream.
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“Next time when I say a plan, do it. Stupid. Do you understand?” One of them read. She later explained that all her accounts have two-step authentication connected to her husband’s number and that he threatened to “burn” all her money and “put it all in crypto.” Kaitlyn Michelle Siragusa, which is her real name, acknowledged that her therapist told her is imprisoned in a “fancy prison”. Remember that Amouranth is also a star on the Onlyfans adult platform, where she earns up to 1.5 million euros a month.
The controversy quickly went viral and even surpassed his own audience records. A few days ago, he returned to Twitch to communicate that he is looking for psychological help: “I want to talk to you about my situation. Thanks to everyone who has been kind and supportive to me, in recent days I have been lucky to have many people who They have come to show their concern,” he said. The show was served, and the protagonist had already opened up to her audience, the same one that had previously unleashed a wave of comments.
The future of the platform
The fact that it existed in part a financial abuse scheme and Twitch didn’t know it puts a lot of things in a new spotlight. And the growing forgetfulness and rejection of Twitch towards its creators becomes evident. Let’s remember how Adriana Chechik, a streamer, broke her back in two pieces while participating in an unsafe foam pool at TwitchCon a few days ago.
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And Amouranth’s accusations of abuse (where Twitch has a hand) are an even darker turn in the platform’s history, focused specifically on encouraging creators to stream longer and more often and implementing financial tools to incentivize it. , without worrying about who is behind the camera.
The rise of reality shows is due to two things: the drama and the cost. Fans love to see people get into fictional dramas, following the ups and downs in the lives of an amalgamation of characters. And platforms like YouTube and Twitch have begun to fill the void of televisions, providing videos of real people.
The streaming It’s not just about gaming anymore – IRL categories are gaining more and more popularity. These broadcasts range from everyday things like cooking and cleaning to going out with friends or telling about anxieties and depressions. The streamers they offer a more sincere look at their reality. Although this increases the visits in great amount are placed the tragedies of the creators in the spotlight. And what has happened with Amourath underscores the toll this all takes on the people behind the camera.