Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch He disciplined the content creators again. Just as a new meta began taking over the site earlier this month,… Streamers have started playing games like Fortnite on green-screen tits and buttsTwitch has updated its terms of service to strictly prohibit this type of dangerous content. Creators will no longer be able to stream content that “focuses on intimate body parts for an extended period of time” as of March 29.
The company delivered the news through its Twitch Support X/Twitter account on March 27. Starting Friday, March 29, live broadcasts on “intimate body parts” will not be permitted. The company explained in Updated community guidelines “Intimate body parts” means “buttocks, thighs, or breasts.” Violations of these new rules could result in content removal, or if creators repeatedly ignore the restrictions, a temporary or permanent account ban.
Our Community Guidelines are designed to help make Twitch a welcoming place. Content on Twitch is always evolving, and we want to make sure our rules are working as intended and keeping pace with emerging behaviors. When needed, we make updates to our rules to capture those shifts in…
— Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) March 27, 2024
This appears to be a direct reaction to the Morgpie streamer. On March 12, Morgby She broadcast herself watching a YouTube video That was forced on her butt. She did something similar on March 14, live-streaming some Fortnite over a huge photo of her butt. Other creators are starting to follow suit, with some taking on anime breasts, thighs, or even their entire bodies. Twitch didn't say anything at the time, but now, nearly two weeks later, the company is cracking the whip on the way creators appear on the platform. This doesn't stop Morgpie, who, on the same day the company announced the ban, broadcast herself playing the 2018 arcade tower defense game Bloons TD 6. However, instead of showing gameplay in green on her “intimate body parts,” she streamed Her torso is covered in green only so that only her head and breasts are visible, while her middle part serves as a display for the game. Do not believe me? Look at the top picture again.
People are dragging Twitch for “[moving] Goal post againOne person asked (jokingly) if foot Was part of these new guidelines, while another wondered if Applies to VTubers. Someone said the company shouldThink about getting rid of it“One of the problematic streamers that is forcing Twitch to update its rules. But the consensus seems to have settled on the same question: What's the point of these new rules when creators are finding ways around them anyway? And that's especially true,” Morgby said during Streaming on March 27, she's “looking for green screen stuff.” Does this mean Twitch's new meta will be all about green screen stuff?
A Twitch representative told Kotaku via email that the company is always monitoring behavioral shifts and stream metas on the platform.
“Our goal has always been to make Twitch a welcoming place,” the actor said. “We regularly evaluate our rules to ensure they are clear and effective, recognizing that online behavior can change over time. The goal of today's update was to clarify what is allowed on Twitch, while giving our community time to adjust and ask questions before implementation goes into effect.
While Twitch figures out a way to deal with creators who green body scan, the platform has seen its live streaming AI falter. Streaming AI Family Guy, it appears to be powered by the same technology behind it The Seinfeld-like existentialist Nothing is foreverthe next Endless screaming After someone realized that they could interrupt the stream using specific commands. Gotta love Twitch.
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