Twitch has finally clarified and updated its confusing policies on adult content for content creators. What was surprising was the release of certain more adult content. Being a platform with content for all ages, there was a lot of debate about whether this should be allowed or not. Now the company has just made an official statement on the matter.
The policy change was a move to clarify the confusion in their rules, as sexual content was handled separately in their Community Guidelines, then there were two separate policies with redundant language and now they have been combined into one, making them clearer about which content needed a label of sexual themes or what not.
Twitch also now allows the following content that was previously completely prohibited:
- “Fictionalized (drawn, animated, or sculpted) fully exposed female-presenting breasts and/or genitals or buttocks regardless of gender. There is a thriving artist community on Twitch, and this policy was overly punitive and did not reflect the impact of the content.”
- “Content with a focus on fictionalized (drawn, animated, or sculpted) sexual body parts regardless of gender (such as doing nude figure drawing) are allowed with a Sexual Themes Label. However, fictionalized sexual acts or masturbation remain prohibited.”
- Body writing on female-presenting breasts and/or buttocks regardless of gender. The Twitch Attire Policy already allows body art on breasts and buttocks, so this change makes these policies consistent.
- Erotic dances that involve disrobing or disrobing gestures, such as strip teases.
- Popular dances, such as twerking, grinding, and pole dancing are now allowed without a label. Previously some dances were prohibited and others were allowed with a label. Enforcing on dances regardless of context meant our policy prohibited twerking at a wedding or taking a pole dancing exercise class, for example. The policy now takes context into consideration, and only prohibits streaming inside of an adult entertainment establishment.
However, when it comes to gaming, Twitch still doesn't allow games that focus on sexual content or games that have been modified to have sexual content, even including nude patches that fans love to do:
Second, for games where nudity is not the core focus or feature, the Mature-rated Games Content Classification Label is sufficient for incidental nudity. However, the Sexual Themes Label must be applied to gameplay that focuses on nudity. Learn more about the Mature-rated Games Content Classification Label.
Users may not engage in simulated sexual activity or erotic roleplay with other players in online games. Games that primarily consist of user-generated content, in-game roleplay, or interactions in virtual reality are not exempt from this policy.
Literally, Twitch has allowed streamers like Amouranth to dance openly on its platform, but maintains its list of banned games.
The big advantage was for artists who can now draw or model their characters with a focus on adult audiences, with greater peace of mind on the platform, even though fictional representations of sexual acts or masturbation are still prohibited.
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