xQc and Pirate Software Dismiss Twitch Adpocalypse Concerns

Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel and Pirate Software have dismissed the recent claims of an “adpocalypse” on Twitch, with both streamers stating that only a select few are experiencing issues with ad revenue. The controversy erupted after reports surfaced suggesting that Twitch has been losing advertisers, with some attributing the issue to political commentary from certain streamers.

In a direct response to these claims, xQc stated on his stream that the so-called adpocalypse is “not real,” and noted that it is primarily affecting streamers who engage with political content or use tags that limit monetization. He explained, “People that engage with tags and politics have a higher risk thing, right? It’s like the naked people, the naked people on stream. They use tags and stuff that is less-monetized and they use tags that might give them less revenue. It is what it is.”