Twitch Cracks Down on Butt Streams, Banning Content Focused on Intimate Body Parts
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Twitch banned content that focuses on intimate body parts for a prolonged period of time, targeting "butt streams" where people play games overlaid on their butt.
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Butt streaming pioneers like Morgpie had been streaming gameplay overlaid on their butt before the rule change.
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Twitch has struggled to write and enforce fair sexual content rules as creative streamers keep finding loopholes.
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In the past, Twitch banned swimsuits unless streamers were in pool/beach settings, prompting some to stream from inflatable pools.
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Morgpie doesn't know what the new streaming meta will be after the butt stream ban goes into effect on Friday.