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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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  • viviharmonia64 commented  ·   ·  Report

    My live, the lives of those i love, and our needs, are not a political issue. It shouldnt't be an *issue*, period.

  • DancesWithBats commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not a political issue. My sexuality is not a political issue. My body is not a political issue.

    If we are to be considered as such, then you must also ban games with political themings. Bioshock, Metal Gear, Spec Ops, Disco Elysium, Citizen Sleeper, Deus Ex, Deep Rock Galactic, Metro, Fallout NV, The Witcher.

    We are not "sensitive social issues." We are people.

  • bckrms commented  ·   ·  Report

    I’m trans. My existence is not a ******** debate. The fact I already have to be cautious in real life is exhausting, but now online? Seriously? This change is deranged and offensive.
  • Applejack229 commented  ·   ·  Report

    There are already a ton of problems regarding LGBT+ people just plain existing in real life and other websites, and just discussing their issues either hidden or censored. People's existence isn't political, nor are their struggles and strife.
  • AuraDragoness commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBTQA+ people's existence is *not* political, nor is it a sensitive issue. This is just our lived experience. These are our personal fears, our triumphs, our needs, our everyday aspects of life. Does my mere presence on the platform label my entire channel as "politically sensitive"? I just play video games and gab with chat. If you want queer people to leave and find somewhere else to stream, and make Twitch a platform only for right-wing bigots, just tell us outright. We'll go.
  • theupstairskid commented  ·   ·  Report

    The things that you are defining as "sensitive issues" are things that real people are dealing with every day. They are real issues and it's extremely discriminatory to require someone label their real life experiences as "sensitive issues." It sets the example that these people are considered as "other" or somehow more controversial that everyone else. There is nothing political or controversial about these people but actions like the one you're proposing here turns them into those exact things
  • Shadow_of_Revenge commented  ·   ·  Report

    This comment was purely made to boost engagement, because wtactualf
  • Vyrus_Arana commented  ·   ·  Report

    Im not a political issue, I am a human being who is a trans lesbian. Politics are apart of life, will you be banning Metal Gear for being political too or requiring it to be tagged as such? a stupid label that makes 0 sense
  • ottergauze commented  ·   ·  Report

    The fact that the far-right has managed to convince people that certain classes of people are "political" is disgraceful.
  • NerdyAsh commented  ·   ·  Report

    Our everyday existence is not a sensitive social issue. Flagging all LGBTQ+ discussions is discrimination, hateful and othering. Stop it.

  • Lyras_Domain commented  ·   ·  Report

    The 'Sensitive social issue" is that I want to ******* have rights.
  • Zerpherz commented  ·   ·  Report

    Just the fact that we have to vote for this is gross. My friends and family are not "sensitive social issues" and their existence isn't political

  • Helia5868 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I understand the instinct behind this bullet point, but "LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and reproductive rights" cannot be segregated into a "political" domain. This would be like forcing people to not advocate for the homeless, or cancer charities. After all, there are people who REALLY don't want their Twitch experience marred by remembering societal problems...and I bet talking about traffic is also going to stress some people out, too! People have car accidents, after all!

    This is pure censorship. This will not stop discussion of these topics, it will give cart blanche for queer, immigrant, and women streamers to be punished merely for existing on Twitch.

    It is an absolute red line that will lead to me leaving the platform.
  • peped420 commented  ·   ·  Report

    This level of censorship and labeling should be criminal, how long before all lgbt people have to wear there star of david so the nazis know whos who. lgbt right are human rights **** any platform that does not support that
  • Taya_TS commented  ·   ·  Report

    My entire Twitch team and I are incredibly outraged that our existence is being labeled as political. The fact that an aspect of our identity can now lead to account penalties is absolutely egregious.
  • EkoCreates commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yall should be disgusted with yourselves. Do not reduce humans to "political topics." You can fight extremism without harming minority voices. Get it together.
  • MaisieSqueak commented  ·   ·  Report

    We are not a "Sensitive social issue" ... We are just people.
    Perhaps you should be directing your categorisation at those groups who would claim we are.
  • Breccams commented  ·   ·  Report

    My trans masc work colleague is a human being and, also, an important member of our team. He is certainly not a "sensitive social issue."

    This clause is garbage.
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