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Aussie Twitch streamers become refuge for young and lonely during lockdown – Sydney Morning Herald
The number of Australian streamers making money from Twitch has increased by 350 per cent in the past two years.
Paul Licari known online as Pestily plays video games full-time, while others watch. He hit his 2020 fundraising goal five months ahead of schedule, raising $1.1 million for the Starlight Children’s Foundation between January and July.
After serving eight years as a rifleman in the Australian Army, Mr Licari has been streaming video games on Twitch full-time since 2018, where he’s amassed over 600,000 followers.
“I was thinking maybe around October to December, we should hit…
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