Twitch banned lives focusing on private parts for a long time

Twitch as of Friday (29) Broadcasts focusing on special episodes for a long time will no longer be allowed. The new rule was published this Wednesday (27) in the platform’s Community Guidelines.

The change will likely be a direct response to the new “trend” of creators using body parts as chroma keys (green screen) and displaying content in that area. Publisher MorgpieKnown for exploiting loopholes in the platform’s rules, he popularized the demonstration strategy by placing the Fortnite game on his hips.

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 work as intended and keep up with emerging behavior. When necessary, we make updates to our rules to capture these changes…

— Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) March 27, 2024

“Starting Friday, March 29, content that focuses on private parts of the body for extended periods of time will no longer be allowed,” Twitch said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. However, the platform does not specify what the “extended periods” will be.

Now prohibited by platform guidelines, Focusing on specific sections of Twitch streams for too long may result in account banningand other practices related to nudity.

Twitch against live nudity

Twitch’s fight against broadcasts that abuse nudity has been ongoing for years. The dispute intensified further in December 2023, when the service changed the rules and allowed nipple and erotic dance images in live broadcasts.

However, after the great turmoil in society The platform reversed the decision and again restricting lives with overtly sexualized content. In January, Twitch banned covered nudity if the creator used black strips or other devices to cover private parts.

The new rule, announced this Wednesday (27), is another of the platform’s attempts to block such content, but it probably won’t be enough to stop the practice.

Currently, the Community Guidelines provide a very firm set of rules regarding nudity, including clothing (especially cleavage) and graphic descriptions of sexual acts.