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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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  • The_Enchanter1313 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am NOT a political Controversy! I am ME! A human being! I WILL not be SILENCED!
  • MooseDaHimbOrc commented  ·   ·  Report

    Nothing "explicit" about my existence. Don't make the problem worse by silencing this community.
  • alexartsme commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is just cruel to trans creators like myself who shouldn't be a "sensitive social issue" for existing and speaking about our lives. It only emboldens trolls and mass reporters to harass us. Please remove this now. Walk it back, now. I can imagine how this will impact POC creators as well. I have no idea how this was launched but it rid of it right now.

  • nabnux commented  ·   ·  Report

    ******** twitch, ******** Bezos.
  • ewatsonia commented  ·   ·  Report

    Our existence is not a ******* "social issue."
  • AlienaTheBoojum commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is literally one step towards fascism. The labelling of minority groups is an often seen weapon used to subjugate and silence minorities and the idea that Twitch would help in doing this severely damages the trust I have in this company.

    I thought Google and YouTube were the fascist-promoting idiots in the streaming space, but Twitch seems to be actively trying to take the title. Do better.

  • Feral_Bean commented  ·   ·  Report

    People who exist are not a "sensitive social issue". Its 2024 please be serious.
  • acreativename41 commented  ·   ·  Report

    this is WILD because if a streamer starts talking about something you don't like you can just close the tab????? but no, y'all wanna put the responsibility on the queer streamer. be f*ckin fr
  • GreywalkerCrow commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is absolutely ridiculous. And in the current climate, over-politicizing our right to exist as HUMAN BEINGS talking about our own lives is disgusting.

  • dread_knot commented  ·   ·  Report

    These topics are essential to get proper rights for all. If we don't talk about them so there is no room for bigotry and racist ideology and any sort of stereotypes being thrown around. Especially with these hate groups like neo Nazis, skin heads, white boys and other similar hate groups pulls dog whistles and other frikked up BS to throw around minorities, that they don't fit their ideology of america. Just to stir the drama pot just to show everyone to hate others for false ideologys that come from their bigoted ideologies. Besides you go through with this I guarantee you that you will be opening up to lawsuits and could end up being discriminatory to LGBTQ cause with your history may also be used against you as well. Cause like todrick halls song you got the wrong ***** is exactly what I'm feeling right now dread_knot aside aunty's is out and she is putting you twitch on blast follow through with this we should all call your bigoted arses out for thus ideal of silencing the lgbtq community cause your guideline actually violate laws if you do this doesn't matter your a online company anymore you are now discrimating against the creators of the twitch TV start getting news involved of this put them on full throttle blast they mess with us let's bring them down their mighty arses we done playing with the same BS. you orange turds are catering towards.
  • ConfigurationQueen commented  ·   ·  Report

    Disgusting that Twitch is trying to make it harder for people to just be themselves without having to be labelled "sensitive social issues". Remove this bullet point.
  • ellaswede commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please do not turn my existence into a "political issue" or "controversial"

    Let me live without my existence being questioned.
  • tsunomikoto commented  ·   ·  Report

    Everyone should be allowed to be themselves on Twitch without having their existence politicized. if a transgender streamer wants to mention being trans, that shouldn't be considered a "sensitive social issue", that's just a fact of their life. This bullet point is unfair, and only serves to essentially make Twitch harder for LGBT+ and non-white people to use.
  • RomWatt commented  ·   ·  Report

    The existence of LGBTQ+ people is not a "sensitive social issue", they should be allowed to talk about their experiences, be treated like any other person, and we should never cede ground to bigotry and intolerance.
  • SomeLatinPleb commented  ·   ·  Report

    If people don't want to hear about these things they can hop out of the stream. The only reasons I can see for this label are either greed in appealing to advertisers that demand absolute sanitization of the platform or a cudgel to hand to bigots so they can begin chasing those they deem "other" off the platform. Immensely disappointing in either case; I'll be cancelling my Twitch subscription and encouraging everyone I know to do the same.
  • bat_talion commented  ·   ·  Report

    an absolutely revolting notion. the idea of a persons life health and well being is not a sensitive social issue. I hope whoever came up with such a label is fired.
  • ellaswede commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please do not turn my existence into a "political issue" or "controversial"

    Let me live without my existence being questioned.
  • LunaBit985 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Why should my existence be deemed "political" and "controversial"? is it because some people are bigots who hate me for no reason?
  • TheKainalu commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being queer or just existing as who we are isn’t a 'sensitive issue.' LGBTQ+ people should be able to talk about our lives without being treated like we’re controversial. Twitch, please rethink these guidelines to actually support EVERYONE in the community.
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