Twitch allowing more nudity after disproportionately banning female streamers | Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist.::Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist.

  • RabbePompano@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why is twitch becoming a cam soft porn site? It was supposed to be about gaming. I just want to watch people play games.

    • graymess@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      You’re in luck! There are millions of people playing games on Twitch. Who knew?

    • LeadersAtWork@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      goes on Twitch

      finds game

      watches someone play it

      At some point in there I completely ignored all the discount OnlyFans over on IRL and Just Chatting tags.

      That said: An opt-in with specific categories would halt a lot of the people complaining. Been awhile since I’ve dug into websites design, though thay shouldn’t be too difficult to implement, especially as they already have tags.

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        1 year ago

        There’s a lot of good content under the umbrella of. Just chatting. From scam baiters to glassblowers and musicians, all trying to do their best to attract viewers.

    • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      It hasn’t been strictly gaming for many years,

      What is interesting is if you don’t click on or watch those streams Twitch doesn’t recommend them to you.

      A lot of the complaining is often just an unaware self report which is kinda funny.

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        1 year ago

        See people said this about tiktok too and while for the most part it’s true they’ll still push it in your face every now and then.

        I’ve blocked or clicked “not interested” on every clearly sexualized video yet they keep showing up.

        They recommend what’s popular. The biggest issue is there’s enough simps with endless money watching these streamers/content creators that they’re not going away anytime soon

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          I don’t use tiktok and haven’t ever so I’ll have to take your word on that.

          I suspect ignoring content is way more influential to the algorithm. But at the same time I spend relatively little to no time just browsing streamer channels.

          It really seems like seeing something sexy every now and then isn’t really pushing it into faces. But if anything I do not think Twitch is readily prepared or equipped to adequately sequester their 18+ content given the absolute reliance on users and streamers to self report their content and access to it.

      • Yttra@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        No, they’ll definitely still show on the front page if under Just Chatting, even if you log out, open a private window, or use a different computer altogether. It’s basically random, as far as I can tell, or just showing popular streams (or both).

        • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          Sure, but you should be aware that logging out, using a private window, or a different computer are all sure fire ways to ensure it acts as close to randomly or popular as possible.

          The 18+ streams shouldn’t be freely advertised until the user has identified themselves as 18+ at any rate.