Twitch Users Outraged After NSFW Stream Results in 7-Day Ban (2024)

FAQs

Can you stream NSFW content on Twitch? ›

To ensure content on Twitch is appropriate for diverse audiences, certain sexual content is prohibited, regardless of the medium used to create it (digital or non-digital). Users are prohibited from broadcasting, uploading, soliciting, promoting, offering, and linking to p*rnographic content.

Banned users can submit a one-time unban request through the Chat column, which channel owners and moderators can review and take action on anonymously. Channel owners can also set a cooldown period which newly banned users must adhere to before they can request to be unbanned.

Yes, following the rules on Twitch could get you banned. Twitch Community Guidelines prohibit nudity and sexually suggestive content. Users are expected to wear attire appropriate for public spaces during streaming.

If a stream is set up to be geoblocked, viewers who are outside of the allowed countries will be presented with an error message in the player saying that they are not allowed to view the stream. This is true for viewers on all platforms (web, mobile, smart TVs, etc).

If your child is interested in streaming and is 18 or over, it's better to enable the Mature Content just in case they have younger viewers. From your Home dashboard, click “Settings” then click “Stream”. Under Mature Content, click the toggle so it shows a tick and turns purple, this means the feature is enabled.

In addition, dances such as “twerking, grinding and pole dancing” are now allowed without a label. There's no change to Twitch's policy concerning games “featuring nudity, p*rnography, sex or sexual violence as a core focus or feature” — those remain entirely prohibited.

For those who present as women, we ask that you cover your nipples and do not expose underbust. Cleavage is unrestricted as long as these coverage requirements are met and it is clear that the streamer is wearing clothing.

Examples of content that require a classification label include, but are not limited to: Body writing or body art on buttocks or breasts of female-presenting person. Prolonged or repeated kissing another individual or object, including kissing or licking a microphone.

Our focus here is on sustained and prolonged activity. For alcohol use, sipping on a drink while streaming wouldn't require a label, but appearing visibly intoxicated to the point you are slurring your speech, or making being drunk the focus of your stream (e.g. doing a “drunk history”) would require a label.

Our policy prohibits the use of terms like “simp,” “incel” or “virgin” specifically when they are being used to negatively refer to another person's sexual practices.

Can I vape on Twitch stream? ›

The Community Guidelines (safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Comm…) do not forbid smoking or vaping on stream.

Can you say the F word on Twitch? You can use the "f word", swear, and curse as a Twitch streamer as long as they're not being used to harass or discriminate others. If as a streamer you regularly curse you should label your channel as mature to ensure that viewers know what they're about to watch.

Turn on Chat Filters

You can set your global chat filters preferences directly from your Chat settings on any channel. There are settings for Discrimination, Sexually Explicit Language, Hostility, and Profanity.

Is Kick Streaming Safe? According to Kick's community guidelines, this platform is designed to be fun and safe for all. These guidelines help us define which behavior is acceptable and what is inappropriate. Nudity, p*rnography, and sexual activity are prohibited from live streams and comments.