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Twitch has reversed its policy that allowed "artistic nudity" on its platform, following backlash from users and concerns about inconsistent content moderation. The streaming platform will now enforce stricter guidelines regarding nudity and sexual content.
Twitch has reversed its decision to allow "artistic nudity" on its platform, just days after updating its content policy to permit certain types of sexual content. The rollback comes after concerns were raised about the potential for AI-generated "deepfakes" being passed off as permitted art. Twitch stated that it went too far with the change and acknowledged the difficulty in distinguishing between digital art and photography. The initial intention of the policy was to provide artists with a safe space to create sexual material, but some streamers were found to be exploiting the new policy with activities such as using fully nude avatars or stream overlays featuring nude drawings.
Twitch has updated its sexual content policy to allow artistic depictions of nudity, including nude figure drawings of any gender, as long as creators apply a Sexual Themes Label. Content that highlights breasts, buttocks, or the pelvic region, even when fully clothed, is also permitted with the proper labels. This change aims to make the policy clearer and fairer to "female-presenting streamers" who were disproportionately penalized before. Additionally, Twitch now allows fictionalized fully exposed female-presenting breasts and/or genitals or buttocks, regardless of gender, as long as they are drawn, animated, or sculpted. However, "fictionalized sexual acts or masturbation" remain prohibited. The update also allows erotic dances like strip teases with a content label, while popular dances like twerking and pole dancing no longer require a label.