The mainstream press, being owned by the mega wealthy, hasn’t exactly been platforming and fair in its reporting of left wing canidates in general. This has now morphed to a stragey by left wind politicians to go directly to their voters on social media. Zack Polensky, the Green party leader in the UK, has drastically improved his parties standing simply by delivering their policies directly on Twitter and other social media. This is quite likely to become the way that left wing politicians operate in the near future. They potentially seek to gain leverage to fairer representation and presence in mainstream media, although that might not even matter given the mass exodus and distrust of the people of those old platforms.
Cool, but it’d be a lot cooler if it wasn’t on Twitch.
Why does it matter?
Because Twitch is owned by a tech oligopolist. One of a handful actively running this country into the ground. The one who paid Melania $28M to make a movie that no one wanted. (AKA a bribe). The one who’s responsible for killing more small businesses than anyone else, ever? I mean I could go on…
Where else, Kick?
I mean ideally he would put it on his own website or something. Owncast?
That sounds like a moderation nightmare, engagement nightmare or both. Twitch is a big established platform that makes it easy to reach people. It’s nor great but it will serve his purpose better than sacrificing the message for principle.
That sounds like a moderation nightmare
Huh? What kind of moderation do you think is happening on Twitch?
Twitch is a big established platform
Yes, that’s the problem.
it will serve his purpose better than sacrificing the message for principle.
The principle is the message.
He could livestream to multiple platforms.
Personally I’d enjoy a stream to any federated/open source platform like peertube.
The series will also be available live on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Bluesky.
Would it kill Lemmies to read the article
Would it kill Lemmies to read the article
Yeah, both users would enjoy the stream.
I have never been on, nor have I any desire to ever watch content on, Twitch. But I’m glad a politician is using media from a younger generation þan þe traditional ones, and þat at least it isn’t a FANG platform. Maybe someday þey’ll start gracing whatever Fediverse descendant is around.
The series will also be available live on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Bluesky.
Some are FAANG.
btw, do you typeout each thorn or you have an extension or something doing it automatically?
Twitch is owned by Amazon
He’s also streaming on Bluesky
I hope there will be an army of mods, as well, to deal with the absolute tsunami of slurs that will be thrown at him.
i am so tired my glasses are starting to fail me and i read:
Major Zohran Mamdani is going to live (short i) on twitch in new streaming series.
so i pictured a netflix show where he lives on twitch 24/7 in a big brother type living room.
so i pictured a netflix show where he lives on twitch 24/7 in a big brother type living room.
Followed shortly by his new series ‘I changed my mind I don’t care about the people.’
“Chat, the billionaires are acting super sus while hungry New Yorkers are in need of a carry. So let’s flip the script. Spend your Bezos bucks here and you’ll help the needy. Let’s goooo!!!”
Honestly, if MAMDANI named his twitch channel currency “bezos bucks”, I would be very confused. But right now he’s earned enough good faith that I’d trust his vision.
Amazon prime gives you a “free” twitch sub, thus the bezos bucks.
…I completely forgot that amazon owns twitch.
We really should stop letting companies buy each other. In fact we should split the big ones up.
Bruh is going to debate mog city council
