Reactions are a hot topic in the creator scene: Content creators react to videos from their peers and earn a lot of money doing so. Now the YouTuber Jules wants to check whether German Twitch streamers will keep their promise about reactions and share their earnings.
What is the “money cheat”? Reactions are a much-discussed topic in the German content creator scene. YouTubers create elaborate videos, which streamers then react to live on Twitch. They watch the video together with their community and provide commentary.
Subsequently, the reactions are uploaded to a dedicated YouTube channel and monetized. These reaction videos generate high amounts of views and revenue, and this for comparatively little work.
Sometimes streamers earn more money with a reaction than the original creator of the content they are reacting to. This is because the reaction video is longer due to the streamer’s comments and is favored by YouTube, or because they have a larger community. The streamer ELoTRiX earned 4,000 euros more with a video from the YouTuber Jules than Jules himself.
This is not a new problem but has existed for several years. Two years ago, the YouTuber Robin “RobBubble” Blase proposed sharing the revenue from reactions between the creator and the reacting person. For this, YouTube could, for example, implement a tool that splits the advertising revenue of the reaction video.
“In a few weeks, we’ll see who keeps their word and who does not”
Who is the YouTuber? The YouTuber Jules uploads elaborately edited and researched videos on YouTube. The videos are very popular in the German YouTube and Twitch community and reach millions of views. Despite having so much success, the YouTuber once showed why such elaborate videos often are not worth it.
What does Jules intend? On X, the YouTuber posted something about the topic of reactions. He claims he has seen a video from the YouTuber Klengan, summarizing which Twitch streamers have spoken positively about a split, that is, a participation for the video creators.
The YouTuber also supported the split proposal and announced that he wanted to email the managements of some Twitch streamers, saying: “In a few weeks, we’ll see who keeps their word and who does not.”
“Brother, then claim the video”
In his livestream from November 30, 2025, Gronkh announced that such an email had already been received by him. Jules’ management would explain the matter in the email – just as Jules did earlier in his post – emphasizing that it is not about enforcing a demand. It is therefore more likely a persistent request.
Furthermore, the email would state that it would be published who participates in the split and who does not. If Gronkh decides to also attribute past reactions to Jules’ videos to this split, it would be specifically mentioned in the publication.
What does Gronkh think about it? Gronkh found some sections of the email to be “a gun to the chest” and “prosecutorial” (source: gronkh.tv from minute 36:20). At the same time, he would find a 50/50 split unproblematic.
Regarding the specific mention if Gronkh would share the money from past reactions, the Twitch streamer had clear words: “Brother, then claim the video. Just do it.” (source: gronkh.tv from minute 36:57).
The Twitch streamer explained that he already has many reactions that have been claimed and that is okay for him. The video owner can decide for himself, says Gronkh, and he has nothing against sharing the earnings.
Where does Gronkh see the problem? As the streamer explains, reaction videos stay online for a long time and would continue to generate revenue, which would then have to be shared all the time. Furthermore, it would only be fair to enforce this not only for Jules but also for other video owners.
Both facts would lead to complications and high effort. This would, as Gronkh said, not work, and a reaction streamer could not manage that. Therefore, his company 1UP would take care of a system so that this could happen automatically in the future.
The company 1UP is also behind the browser extension can i react?, which aims to provide clarity to content creators about what content reactions can be made to, and in what manner, and what content should not be reacted to.
Why is this issue coming up again? Around the conflict between the Twitch streamer Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller and his former cutter, the issue gained traction again. The YouTuber Timon “Klengan” saw in this conflict the problem that it is even possible to earn so much money with a reaction channel.
The original proposal from RobBubble was taken up by the YouTuber and the video made waves. Within the German Twitch community, several streamers emerged who expressed their willingness to voluntarily forgo part of the earnings if it benefited the original creators: Creators earn a fortune with other people’s content, a German YouTuber wants to solve the problem and faces resistance
