Comment on Twitch Will Shut Down Its Streaming Platform in South Korea
CluckN@lemmy.world 6 months agoI also didn’t know that South Korea charges extra for foreign content providers which is also pretty aggressive.
Comment on Twitch Will Shut Down Its Streaming Platform in South Korea
CluckN@lemmy.world 6 months agoI also didn’t know that South Korea charges extra for foreign content providers which is also pretty aggressive.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Yeah, and it all started from a lawsuit between SK Telecom and Netflix because in 2020 people watching Squid Games in Korea used an unprecedented amount of bandwidth. Reuters article
Most telecom providers make deals with the big platforms regarding payment, but I guess S. Korea really wants Afreeca to be the only player in the streaming space. It could also be chaebol shenanigans.