Twitch quickly reverses its policy that “went too far” allowing nudity

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Just two days After update It is policy has allow For more nudity, Tic has announcement that It is immediately "rolling back THE artistic nudity changes."

"Moving Before, representations of real Or fictional nudity won't be allowed on Tic, regardless of THE AVERAGE," Tic CEO Dan Clancy wrote In A Blog job on Friday.

Clancy explain THE decision has reverse course, in writing that THE policy was update In answer has user requests that Tic "allow THE prosperous artist community on Tic has to use THE human form In their artistic."

However, Soon After THE policy was amended, Clancy said that A not quantified number of banners "created content that was In breach of OUR new policy." Tic Also received complaints about other downloaded content "that was allowed below THE update policy" but sets off concerns that Tic shared.

"On reflection, We to have decided that We went Also far with This change," Clancy wrote. "Digital representations of nudity here A unique challenge – AI can be used has create realistic pictures, And he can be hard has distinguish between digital art And photography."

Clancy confirmed that there are Currently No other changes has THE sexual content policy recently announcement that briefly allowed more nudity After years of prohibition Above all female presentation banners WHO were penalized For violate sexual content Strategies that Tic NOW admits were Also confusing.

In A prominent example, just two days Before THE policy change, Tic banned Only fans model Morgpie For assignment "topless" streams. Although Morgpie videos were shot has involve nudity, they "Never In fact watch content that explicitly violated Twitch sexual content Strategies," TechCrunch reported. HAS reviews, from Twitch reasoning For prohibition Morgpie remains not clear.

In a blog job on Wednesday, Tic Chief Customer Trust Officer Angela Hesion wrote that Tic "received consistent back Since banners that OUR current Strategies around sexual content are confusing And that he can be difficult has know how their content will be interpreter base on these policies."

Hesion confirmed that from Twitch policy to forbid "content that 'deliberately Underlines breasts, buttocks Or pelvic region,' even When fully dressed" was confusing.

"Banners find he difficult has determine What was forbidden And What was allowed And often assess if Or not A flow violated This portion of THE policy was subjective," Hesion wrote.

Combined with another policy that limit "sexually suggestive" content, from Twitch ancient policy was find has be "too much punitive" And "achieved In female presentation banners be disproportionate penalized," Hesion wrote.

In A effort has eliminate confusion, Tic announcement that he had consolidated two separated Strategies that address sexual content below from Twitch community guidelines In A Single content policy. That policy " precise THE types of sexual content that are forbidden on Tic" And clarifies application.

Another key part of THE policy revision, Tic has Also begin allowing a few sexual content that was previously limit, SO long as appropriate Content Classification Labels (CCL) indicating sexual themes are applied.

NOW, labeled content East allowed that features "body in writing on female presentation tits and or buttocks regardless of gender" And "erotic dances that involve to undress Or to undress gestures, such as band tease."

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