After extreme backlash, recent changes to Twitch’s content policy have been reversed. <\/p>
The platform’s updated Terms of Service released on Dec. 13 resulted in an onslaught of NSFW content, with creators openly pushing the boundaries of nude content. In an announcement<\/a> on Dec. 15, Twitch apologized for its actions.<\/p>
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As a streaming service, Twitch has a history of grappling with content guidelines, especially regarding content from artists. In its Dec. 15 announcement<\/a>, the platform clarified that the previous controversial changes were intended to improve the streaming experience for artists following years of feedback that its \u201ccontent policies were limiting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>
However well-intentioned, the changes opened the floodgates for any and all animated nudity. Many streamers also immediately pushed past this<\/a> to broadcast content that was clearly pornographic in nature. <\/p>
Community backlash was immediate, with users making criticisms such as \u201cyou let 13 year olds use your platform and are now gonna let softcore porn roam freely\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and \u201cthe sexual themed streams need to go. Period. They shouldn\u2019t belong on Twitch.\u201d<\/a> The lower age limit for signing up to Twitch is 13 years old, but streams can be viewed without creating an account.\u00a0<\/p>
The rollback of the recent changes has mostly received widespread praise. But some are questioning how Twitch can claim to have not predicted this issue arising, as said in its Dec. 15 update. Previously, the platform came under fire for the \u201chot tub meta,\u201d where often sexually-natured streams of women in hot tubs became extremely popular. Some users have complained<\/a> that this issue remains unsolved and has not been addressed in the recent controversy.\u00a0<\/p>
