Streaming star Asmongold says he “completely supports” Elon Musk suing Twitch for allegedly conspiring to boycott ads on X, formerly known as Twitter, in a massive lawsuit.
In August, Elon Musk hit back at advertisers who had left X, formerly known as Twitter, by filing a lawsuit against members of the Global Alliance of Responsible Media. In his suit, Musk alleges that the members worked together to boycott advertising on his platform.
Musk’s X Corp has since added Twitch to that lawsuit. A Business Insider report stated that Musk’s company claims that Twitch illegally withheld ads from X and has not purchased advertisements in the US.
Despite streaming on Twitch daily, Asmongold says he “completely supports” the SpaceX boss’ lawsuit against the Amazon-owned platform.
“I actually completely support Elon Musk in this. I do, I totally support him,” Asmon said during his November 19 stream after the news broke.
“So, this has been a massive problem. Here’s what the problem is – companies are effectively acting like cartels, and what I mean by that is that companies are making decisions in a group. And, because of that, they are exercising monopoly control over markets by functioning as a cartel, and by, I believe, breaking anti-trust laws.”
The World of Warcraft streamer added that he wants Musk to “go as far as he possibly can” with the suit.
“I totally support him, I think that he should go as far as he possibly can because I don’t want to have my decisions, I don’t want to have my speech regulated by international companies that use slave labor. That’s basically it. Yeah, I don’t want to see that happen,” he continued.
In response to a Dexerto tweet, Asmongold elaborated on his position and why he sides with Musk on the lawsuit.
“Companies operating as a quazi-government in order to compel behavior should concern everyone,” he argued.
Companies operating as a quazi-government in order to compel behavior should concern everyone
I know a lot of people hate Elon, but hopefully the greater evil of companies acting collectively as cartels is evident by now
Anti-trust laws exist for a reason
— Zack (@Asmongold) November 20, 2024
“I know a lot of people hate Elon, but hopefully the greater evil of companies acting collectively as cartels is evident by now. Anti-trust laws exist for a reason.”
Twitch has had its own issues with advertisers, with some claiming there is an “adpocalyse” on political content.
Neither Musk, Twitch, nor Amazon have commented on the lawsuit.