Andrew Yang has just dropped some potentially big news regarding WWE and the chaos surrounding their superstars using Twitch.
On Thursday it was reported that WWE would be taking control of talent Twitch accounts in four weeks time. WWE will own the accounts, but talent will receive a percentage of the revenue, which counts against their downside guarantees.
In an email from Vince McMahon, talent was informed that they had until October 2 to sever any unauthorized business relationships with existing third-party platforms.
According to former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang, he has heard from unnamed talent that WWE is forcing performers to sign new contracts, saying:
“Streaming on Twitch will become a work obligation and if talent doesn’t stream they will forego earnings, be suspended or face penalties.”
Yang has been outspoken regarding WWE’s edict on Twitch and other platforms since it was reported in early September that WWE had asked talent to cease operating on third-party platforms. Yang has gone as far as calling WWE, “fucking greedy” for their stance and highlighted that talent is classified as independent contractors.
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