Twitch reverses relaxation of policy on explicit content
Streaming platform Twitch will once again enforce the display of drawn nudity and sexually suggestive content. Earlier this week, the policy regarding showing explicit content was relaxed.
According to Twitch, there was ‘confusion’ in the community about the relaxation. After users were given permission to post ‘artistic nudity’, says Twitch that some streamers have shown content that violates the policy. Twitch does not mention any specific examples.
The footage streamed in response to the initial approval of the explicit content on Twitch was “a source of concern to the community.” “We have decided that we have gone too far with this change,” Twitch said. The platform points out that “digital depictions of nudity present a unique challenge.” AI can be used to create realistic images and it can be difficult to distinguish between digital art and photography.”
The restriction on showing nudity does not count when streaming games with the ESRB rating Mature, or games for people over 17 years old. Twitch says it will not make any other changes to its policy regarding sexually explicit content.
We’re making some additional updates to our Sexual Content Policy. We realize that our earlier update caused confusion and appreciate all the feedback we’ve received. Thanks for always coming together with us to help build the best version of Twitch.
— Twitch (@Twitch) December 15, 2023