Jacob Kastrenakes
Here’s why it’s so expensive for Twitch to operate in South Korea.
The streaming service shut off access this week, citing “prohibitively expensive” costs. Those costs stem from a tax on high bandwidth services, according to Rest of World:
The [“sender pays”] rule requires companies to compensate the receiving networks for the traffic they send. It’s meant to tax heavy senders like Netflix and YouTube. Livestreaming sites like Twitch face particularly steep fees, as low latency is critical for live content.
South Korean streamers struggle with Twitch’s sudden exit
[Rest of World]
