"I don't give a f**k": Adin Ross reacts to N3on’s Twitch contract

The controversial streamer and Kick stakeholder Adin Ross additionally made headlines for his fiery reaction to N3on's migration to Twitch and the much-ballyhooed 70-30 revenue split. This expletive-laden commentary came on July 23, during a livestream in which Ross was watching a clip of N3on celebrating the Twitch contract on air.N3on was bursting with excitement over the surge in gifted subscriptions and exclaimed, “Oh my God, I'm rich! I'm f*king rich! And I got the 70-30.”The deal is what Twitch would consider an exclusive revenue split given to certain creators, wherein streamers get to keep 70% of subscription revenue, an improvement over the usual 50-50 split.Ross immediately stopped the clip and launched into a critique of Twitch’s policy, saying it was still r*pe on a 70-30 basis. Twitch is exploiting the vulnerable creator community beneath this false guise of generosity now, according to Ross. "It makes me mad because a 70-30 is still r*pe. Like, chat, if you think about it, that's what I was arguing with somebody about Twitch."Ross went further by saying that the platform takes all the rest of the cuts from streamers behind their backs,especially when it comes to advertising and brand partnerships, rendering the whole pretense of a somewhat advertiser-friendly revenue split useless. Ross has always been a strong critic of Twitch monetization policies. Kick, the opposing platform of Twitch producing a 95-5 split for the creators, is something in which he has held equity in.Even though he was irritated with Twitch, Ross stated his critique was never meant personally against N3on. Attempts from viewers to speculate that Ross was bitter about the transition were denied by him. "Nah, I'm not mad at all, if N3on's happy, I don't give a f**k. I hope N3on actually kills it over there. He's still going to be gambling on Kick."This reaction of Ross somewhat encapsulates the ongoing debate about how content creators are paid in the streaming industry. While Twitch tries to keep talent with a better split of revenues, Kick and YouTube lure creators with more lucrative offers in a more transparent manner. As the war of streaming intensifies, the blunt words of Ross ring true in reflecting an even deeper bitter feeling that several top-tier creators share toward the changing business model of Twitch, irrespective of whether it looks improved or not.