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[GameSpot] - Twitch Removes Amazon's Anti-Union Ads Following Streamer Criticism


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Twitch has pulled a series of anti-union ads its parent company Amazon ran on the platform. This comes after pro-union media organization More Perfect Union reported on the ads and streamers like Glam Shatterskull and Natasha "Zombaekillz" Zinda levied criticism against them.

According to More Perfect Union, the ads were to "scare its Alabama workers about unionizing." They're filled with talking points slamming unions, with employees saying there's "great leadership" at Amazon and that unions "just take your money" and do nothing with it. The ads encourage people, particularly Amazon employees, to vote no on unionization.

Twitch has responded to these ads running on its platform by removing them entirely. In a statement to Kotaku, a company spokesperson said the ads should not have run at all.

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