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Iirc, some of the hate comes from the fact they were paying popular chess streamers not to play/stream on lichess.
by TylerLives 3y ago
Iirc, some of the hate comes from the fact they were paying popular chess streamers not to play/stream on lichess.
- hitekker 3y agoExclusivity contracts seem pretty common in sports media, streaming, and other fields. I don't know the details but a quick google search turns news like https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/7v7xhp/downvotes_wouldnt_surprise_me_but_my_motive_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/7v7xhp/downvotes_wou... > In a nutshell, Chess.com is sponsoring me to continue making my free YouTube/Twitch content, but playing on their site. Apparently, some people thought Chess.com was trying to paywall chess streaming content. Strange