Twitch CEO Emmet Scheer has announced that he is stepping down as head of service for more than a decade. It has been reported TechCrunch.
“Twitch often feels like a kid I raised too. And although I would like to be with him, it seems to me that at 16, Twitch is ready to leave home and risk starting an independent life,” he said.
Shire is one of the co-founders of Justin.tv, a live streaming service. On its basis, a subsidiary Twitch was created specifically for streaming games. Justin.tv lost its popularity over time, which made Twitch the main project of the businessman since 2014.
The CEO role will now be taken over by Dan Clancy without any transition period. Shear will continue to be a consultant at Twitch.
“Emmett has dedicated 16 years to building Twitch that supports our mission. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to continue working with a team that cares so much about our streamers and the Twitch community,” said Clancy.
Currently, Twitch is the world’s leading live streaming platform for any topic, but the service has gained a reputation for game streams, especially online projects involving many gamers. In service over time became available chat broadcasts and broadcasts from the streets, cafes, clubs and shops.
The platform has also been repeatedly criticized for its strict content moderation rules as well as its ability to circumvent such bans. For example, on Twitch it is forbidden to disclose But for private parts of the body, streamers can bypass these restrictions and broadcast in swimsuits if in inflatables.