Steven Asarch
Internet culture journalist with a decade covering livestreaming and Twitch communities, providing expertise on the origins, influence, and controversies around the Livestream Fail subreddit.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 10min
[PATREON PREVIEW] The Powerful Subreddit Upending Twitch: The Rise and Fall of Livestream Fail
Steven Asarch, internet culture journalist who’s spent a decade covering Twitch communities, walks through r/LiveStreamFail’s origins and rise. Short clips, clip farming, and viral moderator power are key topics. They dig into how clips turbocharged streamers, enabled harassment, and turned the subreddit into a political battleground.
