Critiques of ABC’s internet broadcast of the final Democratic presidential debate before the primaries flooded social media on Saturday night.
Journalists and progressive public figures already criticized the DNC for holding the critical New Hampshire debate on the Saturday night before Christmas.
ABC also unexpectedly pushed back the debate from 8pm to 8:30pm, despite advertising the former time for days.
When the debate finally started, users across the U.S. reported widespread skips and freezes in ABC’s web live-stream.
@Xylious @ABC has one of, if not THE, worst streaming platform. unwatchable
— ilana steinberg (@lanibirdtweets) December 20, 2015
@ABC Fix your live stream or don't host a presidential debate.
— Robert Vankirk 🌹 (@vankirkr89) December 20, 2015
@ABC has no problem streaming required ads when I load their pages. Why is the stream of the debate itself such poor quality?
— Adam Ward (@WardHydro) December 20, 2015
@ABC's #DemDebate #livestream is abysmal. terrible debate coverage. not only is debate on a Saturday night but nearly inaccessible online.
— Peter Szabo (@p_szabo) December 20, 2015
@PlantyHamchuk @ABC so annoying!
— Jake Frankel (@JakeFrankel) December 20, 2015
.@abc if you're too cheap to provision a real livestream. why set yourself up for ridicule u deserve. THIS IS AWFUL #DemDebate
— Shoq (@Shoq) December 20, 2015
#demdebate @abc Your live stream is a joke. Get it together.
— Thomas Della Bella (@ZombieVelocity) December 20, 2015
