Twitch faced a controversy after briefly allowing 'artistic nudity' on its platform, which led to streamers creating nude art. The policy was rescinded after a few streamers went viral for compliant nude art. Subsequently, streamers found a workaround by using censor bars, leading to criticism and bans. The evolving 'topless meta' has drawn criticism from users and streamers like xQc, raising concerns about the platform's content and age appropriateness.
Twitch has gone down a dirty road and there is no turning back from here
Twitch is for users 13+, apparently, but they still allow content like this. https://t.co/CbZQikJGQQ
Twitch's "topless meta" is evolving with censor bars, bans, and criticism from streamers like xQc https://t.co/aEM7sjvDev
Uhhh WTF!? @Twitch I just got BANNED for streaming within TOS (and the black bars) Is it bc I’m a male!? https://t.co/t5lDBfPB1f
Why is Twitch like this? 😐 #twitch https://t.co/T9SlqgAcQa
Some Twitch viewers are calling for the implied nudity meta to be banned https://t.co/0hvTfZ4U7Q
Twitch streamers wear 'censor bars' as platform updates 'nudity' ban https://t.co/aaIKKu6YxE https://t.co/pYBg6DDZb2
Twitch recently changed their nudity rules. It’s now becoming a new version of OF. Make sure your kids do not have access to Twitch! https://t.co/Zm1paiqiuZ
Twitch streamers have found a workaround to the platform’s “artistic” guidelines. https://t.co/uKQbcLDRRk
Like it or not, this is how you take advantage of a platform's policy changes. Twitch's artistic nudity policy is definitely being tested now that streamers are literally streaming naked with black edit bars. Hi IQ degeneracy. This is a pro gamer move. https://t.co/u6zCUYutNt
Twitch streamers are testing their limits by using censor bars https://t.co/z0paj1G15V
Twitch allowed “artistic nudity” on its platform for one day and of course THIS happened https://t.co/S3mwdhU0hu
On Wednesday, artists were excited about the possibilities of Twitch's changes to artistic nudity. But by Friday, their hopes were dashed when Twitch rescinded the policy after a few streamers went viral for creating nude art they felt was compliant. https://t.co/Abx9LOMLUD
Twitch Quickly Backtracks on Allowing 'Artistic Nudity' https://t.co/OyuFHUwLyt
Twitch’s Art category broke its viewership record while the “Artistic Nudity” policy was in place https://t.co/5RDkk49ClM
Twitch U-turns on 'artistic nudity' policy https://t.co/jiw1CDPPua