Twitch plans to shut down S. Korea ops

Twitch Interactive CEO Clancy said the company “made the difficult decision to shut down the Twitch business in South Korea on Feb 27, 2024.” — Bloomberg

SEOUL: Twitch, a popular US-based live game streaming platform, says it plans to shut down its South Korean service in February next year due to high network usage fees in the country.

In an announcement posted on its corporate blog, Twitch Interactive Inc chief executive officer Dan Clancy said the company “made the difficult decision to shut down the Twitch business in South Korea on Feb 27, 2024.”