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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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  • lynne_darke commented  ·   ·  Report

    The fact I live and breathe are NOT controversial topics. Twitch get your **** #$#! together. This is headed towards civil rights violations lawsuits and a big hit to your bottom line. When will you learn censorship won't be tolerated and Queer people and Women will not be silenced.

  • BreadlyUwU commented  ·   ·  Report

    Whoever came up with this big idea is a f*****g disgrace to the human race, and I mean it.
  • MeryemSimone commented  ·   ·  Report

    it's clear the kind of advertisers that would support twitch if it could choose not to support women, minorities, and immigrants are not ones that support Twitch's self purported values, and to cater to them by foresaking the most vulnerable members of the twitch community is not something the wider community will stand by. Impacting monetization on specifically lgbtq, women and bipoc streamers' content because they advocate for their own safety and rights is a clear and unacceptable choice. women should not have to censor themselves when they say they want legislation to protect them instead of kill them. Lgbtq+ people should not have to censor themselves when they say that trans people are not dangerous and gender affirming care saves lives and banning it kills children because they're talking about trans rights. Since when has twitch as a platform decided it needs to compete with Kick?

    Both the last and second last bullet point should be removed and exceptions added for discussions of oppression that impact a person directly.
  • recentteen14 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Basic human rights should not be infringed upon. Get with the times, it's not a sensitive social issue to be LGBTQ+ and should never be, you are trying to create a witch hunt and deprive people of their rights and basic human decency. It's abhorrent behavior and nobody should stand for it, whether they like the movement or not. We're all people at the end of the day, act like it.
  • Fanloser commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. It's clearly anti-LGBTQ+, and whoever came up with this **** should be ashamed of themselves and be fired right now! The fact that anyone even entertained this idea is so shameful!
  • KatBearVA commented  ·   ·  Report

    My identity and existence are not "sensitive social issues." Do better.
  • quietboykisser commented  ·   ·  Report

    won't buy amazon related products or services including all corporations owned by amazon or a subsidiary of those corporations or any company that any of those corporations have a stake in for atleast a month if this gets rejected and i am likley not the only persons to do this action
  • GAUSSBARRELS commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm not 'a sensitive social issue', I'm a person.
  • anafiel30 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Forcing people to have their existence labelled as "controversial" always ends poorly for those labelled. This will just turn into a witchhunt. Could we just... not?
  • uwu_4_u commented  ·   ·  Report

    Just because I'm trans doesn't mean I'm a "sensitive social issue", I mean I am a "sensitive social issue", but not because I'm trans.
  • erlaut16 commented  ·   ·  Report

    As long as Twitch has this policy in place I will refuse to use Twitch, Amazon, the Washington Post, or any other associated company while polices like this stand and will encourage others to do the same
  • uhamthehamman commented  ·   ·  Report

    Wow, this is disgusting. What an awful thing to even think of doing. LGBTQ+ folks shouldn’t be ashamed of themselves for simply being themselves.
    LGBTQ+ people are people and shouldn’t be labelled as “sensitive social issues”.
    This is blatant bigotry and is appalling.
    Unbelievable.
  • gaffney117 commented  ·   ·  Report

    My right to exist should not be declared a political topic. LGBTQ+ people shouldn’t have to hide who they are just to appease bigots

  • sunnydunny64 commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a PR nightmare, hopefully Twitch realized already how bad an idea this is. The idea should've never left whatever desk post-it note/hurriedly typed email it originated from.
  • seremor108 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Since when has the average lives of countless LGBTQ+ people on Twitch been considered 'sensitive political topics' on the same level as military conflict and civil unrest? Whoever thought this was a good idea to include in Twitch's terms of service clearly has an ulterior motive to undermine LGBTQ+ streamers-- please, PLEASE remove this unnecessary and misleading clause!
  • charlomagne_iv commented  ·   ·  Report

    i am not a "sensitive social issue" i am just living as everybody does
  • YukiMizuno commented  ·   ·  Report

    NOPE. This is awful, shameful and so disgusting! Who in their right mind suggested THIS?!
  • IzralliPlayz commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not political, nor are other LGBTQIA+ people's, don't try to make it that way. Hiding discussion of basic rights for anyone is not a good thing, especially if those discussions are of basic autonomy or lack there of.
  • birdfreak90 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Thats immoral and discusting were in 2024 not the 19th century people wake the heck up !!! this is a lawsuit waiting to happen and i wouldnt blame anyone for it .

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