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Twitch outlaws implied nudity in updated Community Guidelines

Twitch is bringing down the hammer on those that imply nudity in their livestreams, effective immediately.

Donovan Erskine

January 3, 2024 10:10 AM

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Twitch has seen many fads, commonly referred to as metas, come and go over the years. One of the more recent metas saw streamers pushing the limits of implied nudity, often covering forbidden parts of their bodies with censor bars or keeping them just off screen. It’s been a point of debate throughout the community over the past month, and Twitch has stepped in to put an end to it. Implied nudity has been banned on Twitch, effective today.

Twitch released a blog post today to inform its community of the updated guidelines, which take direct aim at implied nudity on the livestreaming platform. The company states that while most of these streams have been properly labeled as adult content, the thumbnails are still visible and disruptive to users browsing through Twitch’s directory.

This marks Twitch’s third sexual content/attire-related policy update in less than a month, as the company has looked to navigate one of the platform’s more controversial trends in recent memory. For more Twitch news, be sure to visit our dedicated topic page.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_