Twitch talks deep fake porn, promises zero tolerance

During the week of International Women’s Day, Twitch decided to take a formal stand against the growing problem of using deepfakes to create obscene, non-consensual images that imitate pornography. platform now promises to ban immediately if such content is intentionally displayed by the streamer in one of your lives.

Even if it is accidentally shown momentarily, it will be reprimanded, the live video will be removed entirely, and a warning will be issued. The intentional dissemination of such content is not just instantaneous, it is a first offence and “indefinite” ban.

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—Maya (@mayahiga) February 1, 2023

Twitch already has rules against pornography, but the practice of using deepfakes to create images of women’s faces without their consent is not the same thing. In English, the abbreviation NCEI is used, which stands for “images of non-consensual exploitation” or “images of non-consensual discovery.” In his post, the platform differentiates:

“It’s wrong to call synthetic NCEI content pornography. Porn (which is already banned on Twitch) should be consent-based and feature people who know they’re participating in activities that other people will see. That’s not what’s going on here, and that’s why it’s crucial that we amplify it. That this content was created without permission.”

The official blog post also points out that “deepfake” is a buzzword right now, but that it’s just one of the many ways to generate NCEIs and any such content will be banned from Twitch immediately.

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According to this Border, Twitch’s recent empathetic position will be in response to a January 30 scandal. At the time, publisher Brandon Ewing, known as Atrioc, had left a window open showing NCEI images of several famous female creators, including Pokimane, QTCinderella, and Maya Higa.

This story was how I found out I was on this website. I choose to give up millions by not engaging in sex work, and a random cheeto-clad porn addict wants my body without my consent. At this point, I don’t know whether to cry, break something, or laugh. https://t.co/voNoxRyVBd

— Sweet Anita (@sweetanita) January 30, 2023

Atrioc apologized for what happened and described it as “morbid curiosity”. It is unclear whether any action was taken against the publisher at the time, but there is now an established penalty for such offenses.