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1. Keep the Maturity Tag *AND* have Content Classification

   I think the new content classification feature is an incredibly useful tool to have. Allowing creators to specify their content and giving an audience the ability to know that a stream may have something that is not for them is great!

   As a streamer who is SFW and doesn't have any content that would fall under these classifications, though, the loss of the maturity tag means that I am losing a valuable feature to keep my community safe.

   Why I don't want children in my space despite being completely SFW:
   It is a LOT of work to keep children safe when you are allowing them in your community. They are inherently vulnerable. Not every content creator is equipped or prepared to take on that burden. Allowing children into your space means that your moderation has to be VERY strict to protect them. Their brains are still developing and you have no idea what passing comment could stick with them forever. Not to mention that regardless of how well you try to curate your community, anyone can watch whisper children privately. It is not something every content creator is prepared to take on. Children are considerably more likely to form unhealthy parasocial attachments to you and not recognize your and this can make enforcing healthy, distant relationships considerably harder. Many streamers are not equipped to take on this burden and used the blanket moderation tool as a way to enforce this boundary.

   Why having the blanket "mature" tag in addition to the content classification labels is the safest option for many spaces:
   I sat in on the Patch Notes today and brought this up. The staff that was there offered a somewhat helpful alternative after clarifying that they are not considering both of these options together. This suggestion was:
   Use the freeform tags as a way to let people know your content isn't for kids.
   While this is helpful in a small way, many people completely miss these tags. Sure, kids may ignore all the messages anyway, but a parent monitoring their kid's watching habits and helping to determine which streams are safe for them may very well not notice a tag-- they WILL, however, notice a message on the screen letting them know that I have set the boundary with my community that it is intended for non-minors (Mature content warning). Removing this ability makes it considerably easier to violate this boundary on accident.

   I know MANY streamers who do not have the bandwidth to dedicate extra resources into moderating with children in mind, communicating with them in a way that doesn't impact them harmfully long term, and doing the extra steps to do what they can to help protect them from predators. In these cases, the blanket maturity tag allows us to easily and clearly set the boundary without risking it go unnoticed by parent OR child.

   How I would suggest implementing this:
   Just have both. The blanket maturity tag wouldn't absolve people of having to specify the kinds of mature content under the new standards for classification. It would just also allow those of us doing our best to keep communities safe by gently keeping children out a much easier time to enforce these boundaries.

   I'm also happy to speak to anybody further about why this is so important to me, or to connect you with other partnered/affiliated streamers who feel the same.

   I think the new content classification feature is an incredibly useful tool to have. Allowing creators to specify their content and giving an audience the ability to know that a stream may have something that is not for them is great!

   As a streamer who is SFW and doesn't have any content that would fall under these classifications, though, the loss of the maturity tag means that I am losing a valuable feature to keep my community safe.

   Why I don't want children in my space despite being completely SFW:
   It is a LOT of work to keep children safe… more

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2. Better Content Classification Options (Poss Safety Issue)

   The New Content Classification drop down appeared today and the mature content has been removed. However, The categories need to be developed further and made clearer.

   For example - In my stream I have always put the mature content warning on - not for any specific reason. Occassionally there is some light harmless inuendo as part of the banter (nothing really worse than someone mispeaking something that sounded a bit rude, or someone making a 'said the actress to the bishop' comment.)

   According to the new options, this would mean I would have to label my stream as having 'Sexual Themes' and be labelled in the same way that someone who has content to draw attention to certain body parts and having them take up the majority of the screen.

   It also feels totally unsafe to put a 'Sexual Themes' warning on my stream for light inuendo, as it would almost certainly attract the wrong kind of viewer. Can these labels be further defined with more options asap please?

   I do feel this is about to cause more issues than it will fix.

   The New Content Classification drop down appeared today and the mature content has been removed. However, The categories need to be developed further and made clearer.

   For example - In my stream I have always put the mature content warning on - not for any specific reason. Occassionally there is some light harmless inuendo as part of the banter (nothing really worse than someone mispeaking something that sounded a bit rude, or someone making a 'said the actress to the bishop' comment.)

   According to the new options, this would mean I would have to label my stream as having 'Sexual… more

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3. Directrices de clasificacion de contenido

   Hola buenos dias! He recibido la comunicacion de las nuevas directrices de Clasificacion de contenido. Mi pregunta es, el Vapeo está clasificado dentro del apartado III? NO es tabaco ni nunca lo será, pero no es malo preguntar.
   Muchas gracias!

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4. I would like the Content label for Family Friendly/non-swearing commentary

   I see the new stream labels, but don't see one for those who don't swear on screen. we feel kinda left out in the label update.

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5. New "Profanity/Vulgarity" content classification rules are too vague and subjective

   The current content classification rules lists 6 words as example profanity, three as "extreme vulgar language" and three as "mild profanity". Two problems: 1) not every part of the world categorizes those six words the same (some consider "cnt" to be pretty mild, some consider "" to be extreme, for example), but 2) due to this subjectivity, any profanity not listed is automatically unclear as to which category it belongs under. If I call my friend a *****, is that extreme? Is "douchebag" mild? I obviously don't think making lists of what profanity is extreme or mild is a solution, but as it stands, there's no clear answer to "do I need to flag my stream?" unless you only use those six specific words.

   The current content classification rules lists 6 words as example profanity, three as "extreme vulgar language" and three as "mild profanity". Two problems: 1) not every part of the world categorizes those six words the same (some consider "cnt" to be pretty mild, some consider "" to be extreme, for example), but 2) due to this subjectivity, any profanity not listed is automatically unclear as to which category it belongs under. If I call my friend a *****, is that extreme? Is "douchebag" mild? I obviously don't think making lists of what profanity is extreme or mild… more

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6. More age levels than just Mature and Ages.

   I couldn't tell if one stream in my personal experience long ago was supposed to be for young children and family audiences or if it was supposed to be for teen audiences.

   I tried to be careful but I said one wrong thing, that would be considered rated T on a video game, and I got immediately thrown off and suspended from their twitch chat without giving a chance to explain or anything like that.

   At the time there was no rule about the level of chat that was expected from the audience. Like for example you could request the song "Mother&$#+ the ***" by Willie D, Because it was a real song but you get ejected for requesting "troll songs" which I guess are song titles to songs that don't exist that violate the rules of "all audience broadcasts".

   If certain types of TVMA speech is allowed and certain types isn't, there should be a more clear line about what is and isn't allowed.

   For example I don't know if this is a universal twitch rule or just a good rule to keep a general but "don't hate on anyone either personally or by federally protected traits." In other words, dislike actions don't dislike the person.

   I couldn't tell if one stream in my personal experience long ago was supposed to be for young children and family audiences or if it was supposed to be for teen audiences.

   I tried to be careful but I said one wrong thing, that would be considered rated T on a video game, and I got immediately thrown off and suspended from their twitch chat without giving a chance to explain or anything like that.

   At the time there was no rule about the level of chat that was expected from the audience. Like for example you could request the… more

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7. Automated 'Mature-rated game' content classification labels should be possible to remove for fully family-friendly streams.

   With the new Content Classification system that has come into use today, replacing the mature content setting, there is one issue that I believe should be looked at.

   Fully family friendly streams who are playing limited aspects of a game (such as an MMO) should be able to toggle off the automated label, as the interstitial shown to viewers will discourage viewers who would otherwise be watching said family friendly content.

   For example, I stream the Elder Scrolls Online, which carries an ESRB rating purely for content in quests and dungeons. However, all I stream is housing tours, looking at creative housing builds and discussing how they are made. Under the new system, this is automatically given the 'mature-rated' tag, despite being entirely family friendly, and will likely have a direct impact on viewership.

   As there is a warning system in place for creators who misuse or incorrectly label their streams, could an option to remove automated labels be added, with a pop-up that reminds creators that 'If you fail to accurately label your stream, you will receive a warning via email'?

   With the new Content Classification system that has come into use today, replacing the mature content setting, there is one issue that I believe should be looked at.

   Fully family friendly streams who are playing limited aspects of a game (such as an MMO) should be able to toggle off the automated label, as the interstitial shown to viewers will discourage viewers who would otherwise be watching said family friendly content.

   For example, I stream the Elder Scrolls Online, which carries an ESRB rating purely for content in quests and dungeons. However, all I stream is housing tours, looking at… more

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8. Flashing lights label for Content Labels

   I think there should be a 'flashing lights' label on the new Content Classification label system.
   It would be helpful for people with Epilepsy and light sensitivity.

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