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Twitch issues layoffs to over 500 staff to ‘rightsize’ its workforce

Twitch cut 35% of its staff in a new round of layoffs. Over the last year, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform cut nearly 1,000 jobs.

Since taking over for Emmett Shear, Clancy and Twitch made major cuts to turn the platform into a sustainable business. As with many other companies in the tech space, we are now sizing our organization based upon the current scale of our business and conservative predictions of how we expect to grow in the future.” Whether you read our articles, listen to our podcasts, or watch our videos, GamesBeat will help you learn about the industry and enjoy engaging with it.

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