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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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  • marigold_arcana commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not political. I am alive and exist as a human being, just like anyone else. I am just myself, trans, all the time. I can't just not be myself. Let me exist in peace.
  • Sparrowlicious commented  ·   ·  Report

    We are not "political" for existing. Hey Twitch, don't make the same mistake as right-wing politicians.

  • FioFirefox commented  ·   ·  Report

    This change in the Twitch terms of service will limit the voices of a marginalized group in a terribly unfair way. Our simple existence should not be a point of controversy, which we have to disclose simply for participating in society.
  • Anura__ commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am trans 24/7. I don't get to turn off my being trans if I decide to stream. My existence is not political. Discussing my reality is not as charged a topic as discussing war or streaming during a riot.
  • mazeablaze_07 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I understand talking about war and economic issues. But queer lives are not political

  • homesiclebreadslice commented  ·   ·  Report

    this is like if you treated a trans or even just rainbow flag in a classroom the same or worse as a nazi flag(which is a thing people do in real life by the way)
  • Chupicron commented  ·   ·  Report

    In my day, the only warnings about talking about LGBT people were warnings of bans to the pieces of **** who act out against them for their gender or orientation, creating a hostile and obnoxious environment for the vast majority of users. To **** with wannabe theocrats, they don't matter in a civilized society.
  • WeAreQQts commented  ·   ·  Report

    If you want to censor queer lived experiences under the guise of it being a "sensitive or political" topic, stop taking revenue from openly queer streamers. You do not get to silence us and continue to profit from us.

  • TalysAlankil commented  ·   ·  Report

    Our existence is not political. If you mean bigotry say bigotry and face the backlash from bigots. If you don't mean bigotry and legitimately mean that people talking about their struggle for liberation is against TOS: why.
  • LadyCerberus99 commented  ·   ·  Report

    remove the last 2 bullet points actually.

    a deeply troubling TOS change
  • Vulprius commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not a sensitive topic , I am not a political proponent. I am a Human person who is simply trying to exist.

  • phos4us_ commented  ·   ·  Report

    The right wants free speech, but only if you agree with them. Obviously not a good idea!
  • Human_365 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm trans

    i'm not a sensitive topic or political,

    this is unnecessary and unjust labeling that will do us harm.
  • GoosiesMoosies commented  ·   ·  Report

    Enforce against bigotry with actual efficacy instead of otherizing people who are in marginalized groups by putting them behind a politics banner.
  • stankendesokies commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence as a trans person isn't a "sensitive social issue"
    This isn't the 1980s
    Just let me exist in peace smh
  • Nourfy commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being LGBT+ isn't Sensitive or Political. We all have the right to exist, same as anyone else, and trying to lock our community away behind these kind of tags is literal suppression and discrimination.
  • RinkujiChan commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch has made several TOS changes over the past 4 years (since I've been on the platform) that I have not agreed with. Many of them, ultimately reversed or changed for the better because the Twitch community has spoken out. However, this TOS change is more than just something I want to speak out against, it's something that makes me want to leave this platform as a creator for good. This pattern of folding to the powerful people (with money) in this world needs to end. Corporations have too much power, and that is proven in decisions LIKE THIS... Abortion IS healthcare, and it SHOULD be talked about. Roe v. Wade never should have been overturned, women in Texas and other states with restrictive abortion laws ARE DYING. Trans suicide rates and bullying of individuals in the LGBTQIA+ are increasing. These are issues I have been discussing on my stream over the last four years and a TOS change on any platform will NEVER silence me. This TOS change is vile and disgusting - Censorship is a key tenet of fascism.
  • atheisticsnail commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being LGBT+ isn't Sensitive or Political. We all have the right to exist, same as anyone else, and trying to lock our community away behind these kind of tags is literal suppression and discrimination
  • Azikira commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being LGBT+ isn't Sensitive or Political. We all have the right to exist, same as anyone else, and trying to lock our community away behind these kind of tags is literal suppression and discrimination.
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