ICE
Creators On Twitch should be Able to Opt-Out of ICE Recruitment Ads.
Many of our communities are comprised of people actively being harmed by ICE Policies and Actions Under Trump. There are already creators saying they'll leave Twitch, or use Ad-Blockers More which will harm the platform as a whole (both in revenue and viewership).
This principle should also apply to Military, or any Government Recruitment; saying this as a Military Veteran myself, with members of my community also being veterans.
I Feel We should be allowed to deny Advertisements for ICE, who are committing violent extra-judicial and unconstitutional actions against US Citizens and Legal Immigrants in America.
We should have the right to refuse government recruitment advertisements on our content, as an citizens with a right to free speech, and to protest actions taken by government bodies.
Hi @Reneta_Scian. We appreciate you raising this concern. Claims that ICE runs ads on Twitch are untrue, and no one has approached us to run ads. There are no plans for any advertising campaigns for ICE.
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Jesster_Li
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I am honestly disgusted by the thought that this is a good idea from Twitch. I have many friends of color and a partner of color who are citizens and worry about on a daily basis. If political propaganda is allowed it would violate the community guidelines based on "terrorism and violent extremism" and "harmful misinformation actors"
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MikeJMurdock
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I request an opt-out of ads like this. YouTube allows its creators to opt out of ads related to particular subject matter, and I demand that as well. I want control over which ads are played in my streams.
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SlayerLightStorm
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ICE recruitment ads should be outright banned and be opted-out of. Let Creators themselves control what ads they can play.
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WeisseningBlitz
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If you're going to force streamers to run ads, the streamers need some say on what those ads are. I've had some questionable stuff cross my feed over time. Same with overtly obnoxious ads. Any time it's political, it almost always seems overtly right-wing and understandably leftists like myself aren't cool with that garbage.
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rabbitlegs
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This should be extended to not just ICE; ANY advertisement that doesn't match the views of the streamer should not run on that person's stream, period.
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DevilHunterWolf
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ICE is a subject matter that is not appropriate for Twitch. There will be strong feelings associated with the topic that can (and honestly will) cause some viewers to turn off their stream. It is a subject matter that already has very high profile spread in daily life between social media, news outlets, and potentially real life experiences. Viewers being delivered an ad about ICE here will be one too many places, particularly when viewers expect to be able to enjoy an amount of escapism with like-minded individuals. Advertisements for ICE will not foster the appropriate community spirit that Twitch as a platform is meant to have. The option to opt-out of ICE ads should be considered a necessary inclusion if the advertisements are not pulled outright.
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Neon_Pixels
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Advertisers get a say on which content doesn't match their brand. We should have a say on which advertisements don't match ours.
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Flaresz_
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It’s vile and sick that a platform full of inclusivity and operating under proper values shows ads for a racist organization. It’s awful
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tugboet
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Absolutely not. Get this stuff off the platform.
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AradorTD
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Streamers and their communities all across your platform do not wish to be served ads for ICE, a organization that is engaged in harming many marginalized people across the country.
It's time Twitch allows the creators who make Twitch's money to chose what ads are displayed on their channel and to deny ones that are harmful and/or displays messaging that is harmful to themselves and their communities.
Whatever ICE is paying you, we can assure you that widespread drop in viewership and spending will cost Twitch more.
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mislakane
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Feel like with what they actually do ICE ads beak twitch TOS promoting violence. Anyway don't want their garbage here please
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Lucky_Dagger
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Twitch streamers should be able to filter ads such as political ads/AI services ads/any ads from companies they personally don't want to support. And users should be able to filter ads based on their own reasons. Lots of folks don't want to see ads for weight loss because it can causes emotional distress related to an eating disorder and horror movie ads almost always have jump scares or flashing lights.
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TheFelineMontessori
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We do not support or condone ICE ads on our stream and never will. Please allow us to have our voice.
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RedSinder
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Advertisements for ICE are absolutely inappropriate on Twitch given how the group has violated the rights of innocent people. Do not let them air on our streams
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Wildyena
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I do NOT consent to ICE ads being forced upon my audience in streams. This is unacceptable; they terrorize brown communities and act as a secret police. They do not deserve to have the ability to advertise on my stream when all they do is inflict real harm on real human beings. Get that **** out of here!
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GoostieBee
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This is completely and utterly disgusting that Twitch even thought it'd be a good idea to do this.
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DevilSeven
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Get ICE out of here
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KritiKyle
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Why on earth would I want other streamers or even myself to have ads for a group that is known for hurting innocent people? Get this garbage out of my streams.
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Jesski
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You don't let LGBTQ people discuss rights without a label. Why would you force a hate group like ICE on all channels? Ice ads should not be allowed.
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ashtral_asher
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I DO NOT want to see ICE ads anywhere NEAR my stream. especially with the most recent executive order now taking in homeless, people with mental health problems, and disabled people of certain types. Get it out. I do not approve of that