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Remove "sensitive social issues" bullet point.

Twitch should remove the "sensitive social issues" clause from Article VII of its Content Classification Guidelines. LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and reproductive rights are NOT "sensitive social issues", they are common sense issues, where one side simply wants their liberties intact. The controversy is entirely on the other side of the argument the involves taking those liberties away.

Especially as it pertains to LGBTQ+ individuals, the notion that the discussion of their very existence is political is absolute nonsense. These people should be allowed to discuss the issues affecting them without being set behind some kind of "explicit content" label. This is a slippery slope that begins with people automatically labeling non-heteronormative lives and content as "deviant" or "degenerate", especially by grossly bad actors who want to be edgy.

Remove the final bullet point from Article VII.
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ADameNamedAmy shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
Closed  ·  AdminTwitchSupport (Admin, Twitch) responded  · 

Thank you for raising this. We’ve just posted a Tweet addressing these concerns.

You don’t need to label your stream with the new Politics & Sensitive Social Issues CCL if you are sharing your lived experience. Intermittent mentions of politics, politicians, or sensitive social issues also do not require the Politics and Sensitive Social Issues label. We apologize for not communicating this well initially.

If you are an LGBTQ+ streamer, for example, you do not need this label when talking about your lived experience as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve added clarifying language to the Content Classification Guidelines to better express this.
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  • synsetpunk commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm so, so, SOOOOO disappointed in Twitch. We should not have to define WHO WE ARE as "sensitive social issues." Our existence is not political and should not be political, but they're happy to say otherwise. Meanwhile, bigoted rhetoric is free to broadcast without disclaimers: nice priorities, Twitch. The only reason this site is working in the first place is because its only other competitor is YouTube, which already has a boatload of problems of its own. Twitch needs to clean up its act yesterday.
  • LimaFalena commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not inherently political and I’m not going to put a content warning on my account for it. If someone is so offended by my existence they’ll see the “LGBTQfriendly” tag or the plethora pf queer content on my socials and move along anyway. It doesn’t need to be part of the TOS.
  • Ham_Nugg commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not an ideology. My existence is not political. I did not transition to prove a point I transitioned to be myself.
  • ofcorson commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is absolutely disgusting. Marginalized lives are politicized everywhere else, and Twitch has been a safe place for so many to find likeminded individuals online. Please let us build our communities around the principles and values we champion.
  • Code_Sigma commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is stepping into dangerous territory if this stays the way it is, there needs to be a change
  • acekitsunami commented  ·   ·  Report

    Shameful policy. People are allowed to exist, Twitch. Gender and Sexual Preferences are NOT sensitive social issues. I haven't logged into Twitch in over a year and felt the need to do so now to express my absolute disgust over this policy.

  • shawkattack commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not a "sensitive social issue", and to imply otherwise is literally genocidal thinking.
  • ricky_cheesychips commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a concerning development on Twitch's part. People should not have to put disclaimers on WHO THEY ARE in order to stream within the terms of service. This is disgusting and shortsighted.

    Meanwhile, twitch keeps pushing political channels up high on my recommended channels. These channels, despite pushing harmful and often time bigoted rhetoric forward manage to not need the "explicit content" / "sensitive social issues" tags.

    So twitch is happy to promote bigotry and make it accessible, but inclusion is the bad word here? Gross. I hope you reconsider, though I know you won't because Jeff Bezos is a spineless ****.
  • greenheartce commented  ·   ·  Report

    It is bigoted and shameful that this policy was even considered, let alone implemented. It is violent in intent, false in practice, and imminently wasteful.
  • Little_Kazu commented  ·   ·  Report

    People, gender and sexuality aren't sensitive nor political statements. LGBTQ+ is no political statement.
  • teadrinker111 commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not political, nor does it need a content warning

  • bohbau commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not political nor a "sensitive social issue"
  • gero_the_hero commented  ·   ·  Report

    There are already LGBTQIA+ tags there is no need to put another tag and warning. Also LGBTQIA+ and political communities should be seperate not lumped together.

  • BranGeddon commented  ·   ·  Report

    Be on the correct side of history and do not cater to extremists who want to squelch human rights to cater to a status quo behind the guise of "advertisers" and profit margins.
  • Kami_Mayfair commented  ·   ·  Report

    Prochaine étape, nous forcer à porter un signe distinctif ? Genre un petit triangle rose ?
  • rodolfo_f_ramos commented  ·   ·  Report

    Lumping talking about healthcare issues, consequences of war and political practices with simply talking about queer stuff (such as voice training, make up, preferences, etc
    ) IN THE SAME ROOM? That's either lazy fixing or not the brightest solution for helping people find the stuff they want.
  • merelydovely commented  ·   ·  Report

    Nobody's inborn identity should be classed "sensitive" by a sitewide policy. Are you going to flag all the visibly black or visibly disabled streamers as "sensitive" next??

  • rainfallplays commented  ·   ·  Report

    An immigrant is not a political issue, they are a person. An LGBTQIA+ person is not a political issue, they are a person.

    Abortion is BROADLY POPULAR, it's just that the tiny minority who oppose the bodily autonomy and safety of people with uteruses are very loud.

    None of these should require a content warning, or penalize streamers' visibility to the algorithm.
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