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\nTwitch<\/a> staff are concerned a third round of layoffs could hit the streaming platform, following 500 job cuts earlier this year<\/a> and 400 in 2023<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nThat’s according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, which states Amazon paid almost $1bn for Twitch but it’s now making less money and engagement has slowed.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe company is set to have an annual operational review this autumn and staff are concerned more job losses could follow. Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy has led a profitability review at Twitch and shown little tolerance for unprofitable business, the Journal reports.\n<\/p>\n

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Twitch staff are concerned a third round of layoffs could hit the streaming platform, following 500 job cuts earlier this year and 400 in 2023. That’s according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, which states Amazon paid almost $1bn for Twitch but it’s now making less money and engagement has slowed. The company is set to have an annual operational review this autumn and staff are concerned more job losses could follow. Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy has led a profitability review at Twitch and shown little tolerance for unprofitable business, the Journal reports. 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