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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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  • oofalways commented  ·   ·  Report

    almost 9000 already, get ready twitch

  • lia_melia commented  ·   ·  Report

    Is this real?

    Do you really think that speaking about our experience, how many things can affect us, and simply be living should be considered a "sensitive social issues?" How so? I would really like to understand your point here.

    Perhaps you may need to ask yourselves some questions about what's making you think that: is is it your own thoughts about an issue that you may or not be aware of or are you being swept in into all this political nonsense about living human beings?

    I do hope you'll be able to reach some discernment about this thing because this will be censoring the wrong side of the story yet again...

    People lives and rights should never be a "sensitive social issues"
  • amixard commented  ·   ·  Report

    I don’t think talking about being trans should be labeled as political but Yukko does make other type of content that is actually political like attacking republicans in her commentary. That should be labeled as political but not voice training and describing your life experience as a trans person.
  • glitchbot_interferance404 commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBTQIA2S+ exist. Putting them into a box called "controversial" for their mere existence only further marginalizes these communities. Also, if Twitch only cares about money (which the executives most likely do), it will only shoot holes into its wallet with the current policy. Even Disney is willing to promote LGBTQIA2S+ stuff during Pride month (albeit, only for the money). By making streamers feel as if they can't talk about *their very lives*, Twitch loses money and what portions of a positive reputation it has left, which will cost them even more money because there is less engagement on their platform. So not only is this a moral failing on Twitch's part, but also a financial one.
  • thesnake66six commented  ·   ·  Report

    Last time I checked, protected characteristics weren't an 'issue'. Doesn't make sense, and it's hard not to draw parallels with other forms of censorship

  • roadriverrail commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is simply unacceptable. Should Twitch persist in this manner, I will have to delete my accounts and not look back. I cannot take part in a platform that cannot treat my life as one deserving the same dignity as a cis and heterosexual person.
  • leggystarscream commented  ·   ·  Report

    The rest of the bullet points do a good job covering what might count as sensitive issues - it's a good measure from Twitch! However, the topic of this petition sours what would otherwise be a good measure, and gives bad actors wiggle room to maliciously report streamers just hanging out and living their lives.
  • YunaAzures commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence isn't political. I will keep talking about trans stuff on stream.
  • SilverSuisei commented  ·   ·  Report

    This policy is garbage. You can't censor trans people like this. The rate at which they are assaulted and murdered and hated is at an all time high and you want to put a target on all their backs just for trying to find a place they can have a sense of community and belonging? Are you insane? You people are monsters for allowing this. You are enabling and allowing a hate wave to spread even more. Stop this at once.

  • Giga6V commented  ·   ·  Report

    This final bullet point is egregious and needs to be repealed.
  • tipsheda commented  ·   ·  Report

    Don't punish people for being gay, Twitch.
  • aura_2062 commented  ·   ·  Report

    if this doesn't get removed, i still straight up not use twitch anymore. this is unacceptable.
  • Hygogg commented  ·   ·  Report

    The last bullet point is a disaster. Legislation of *any kind* is politics, so deciding that legislation is only "politics" if it surrounds social identities or immigration(???) is suspicious at best. Remove it and make it "any legislation".

    The second-last bullet point, if taken literally, feels like it could be considered reasonable as a general descriptor of "sensitive topics". However, in practice it is inevitably oppressive. Minorities are defined exclusively by these labels, and minorities are the kinds of people who are going to have the most dramatic experiences - and thus reasons to talk about - views on gender/race/sexuality/religion.

    "Politics" is a whole category of thought that defines *everyone's existence*. The decision to include minority experiences as "sensitive issues" is as political as potentially _not_ to include them as "sensitive issues". This regulation *hurts* minorities, and removing it will only *annoy* majorities. Choose the path of (infinitely) less harm!
  • ErisVenia commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence isn't political.
    This is so disrespectful. I deserve to talk about my experiences and my life without getting punished for existing.

    this is ridiculous.
  • amutsuri commented  ·   ·  Report

    the fact i exist shouldnt make me a "sensitive social issue."
  • sleepy_gremlin7 commented  ·   ·  Report

    People's right to exist is not a "sensitive issue".

    Twitch, you have a responsibility to not censor these discussions as doing so further supports those who want to take away the rights queer people have been fighting to obtain for decades. Stop trying to appeal to bigots with this policy. Support the queer people who are facing oppression all over the world.

  • reYal_dev commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not political nor controversial.
  • giuliana_621 commented  ·   ·  Report

    The only people that call other people existing "political" are fascists. If someone's existance is "controversial", then it's easier to restrict their rights, hide their existance, and do what fascists in germany did in 1933-1945.
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