Twitch to shut down in Korea over 'prohibitively expensive' network fees - eviltoast
Twitch to shut down in Korea over 'prohibitively expensive' network fees | TechCrunch
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Twitch plans to shut down its business in South Korea on February 27, it said, after finding that operating in one of the world's largest esports markets Twitch plans to shut down its business in South Korea on February 27, it said, after finding that operating in one of the world's largest esports markets is "prohibitively expensive."
  • knotthatone@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Because then the ISPs would have to respond to changing customer preferences and spend their own money on infrastructure improvements to meet the new demand.

    Or they can lobby/bribe the government to demand fees from wealthy tech companies.

    Guess which one’s cheaper.