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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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  • grendel_wulf commented  ·   ·  Report

    Y'all will protect the top .01% of streamers over everyone else huh
  • Saya_TheFox commented  ·   ·  Report

    The fact that yall want to silence the conversation of human rights is a joke.
  • OhGollieItsOllie commented  ·   ·  Report

    Rumble already exists, guys. My existence isn't political, dipshits.
  • twilightvulpine commented  ·   ·  Report

    Many streamers and viewers ARE women, immigrants or LGBTQ+ people. To take away their voice is not simply avoiding contentious topics, it's siding WITH oppression and against their own users.
  • hanabanahanabana commented  ·   ·  Report

    maybe one of these days twitch will make a policy to protect marginalized groups, although it's looking more and more like they want to take every opportunity to do the exact opposite.
  • Dessarious commented  ·   ·  Report

    Having to advertise this by saying it could be in your stream because it's who you are is just one more way for bigots to find you and spread hate, not to mention the first step in enabling them to try and doxx creators. It's a terrible idea.

    This is dangerous on so many levels.

  • celestine_the_god_slayer commented  ·   ·  Report

    My very existence is not a political issue. It is an issue of ******* basic human rights. This is a bad move Twitch. For the love of all that is holy, DON'T GO THROUGH WITH THIS!
  • PapatonioGaming commented  ·   ·  Report

    Look, I'm not trying to trigger Godwin's Law here, but it has to be said:

    You know who else forced the queer community to identify themselves with a specific "classification label"?
  • bardandbutter commented  ·   ·  Report

    Essential human rights are not a political issue. This is a terrible policy that will disproportionately impact our most vulnerable streamers. We should be protecting them, not targeting them. Do better.

  • Sora_Slimecat commented  ·   ·  Report

    Would twitch please elaborate on where the line is between "Banning discussion on ideological or socio-political views on topics like gender, race, sexuality, or religion" and "Silencing people who mention they are of a gender, race, sexuality, or religion that the moderators don't agree with?"?

    As a openly trans, disabled, queer, science-loving streamer, i will need to know the exact line here. For legal reasons. I'm sure you understand what Legal ***-Covering Maneuvers are? I don't want to be TOO openly trans, lest i incur the wrath of the Twitch Mods. And if the lines are clear, i won't have a legal leg to stand on if i'm banned, correct?

    Please, i want to make sure i'm following your rules TO THE LETTER.

  • BlueThunder50 commented  ·   ·  Report

    This "policy" is sad, pathetic, absurd, dangerous... and many more unmentionable things.

    Twitch needs to do better, and I feel terrible for anyone this affects.
  • KonekoKohaku commented  ·   ·  Report

    My right to exist and be alive is not a sensitive topic.

  • AmiRaven commented  ·   ·  Report

    Remove it, Twitch, I have zero trust in you accurately deciding what counts as 'sensitive social issue', the fact LGBT+ people are listed as an example alone is a proof of that. People will get wrongfully reported for just unapologetically existing as members of enumerated groups and they will get wrongfully banned.
  • SpiritMuse commented  ·   ·  Report

    A policy like this is far too vulnerable to abuse. Because the line between what is "political" and what isn't is incredibly nebulous. Sure, there is the obvious talk of politicians, political events, government policies, etc.

    But what about marginalized people? To some, two men holding hands is a political act. To some, a woman doing anything but be a subservient housewife is a political act.

    So who decides what is and isn't "political" enough to warrant this label (and the corresponding loss of ad revenue)? Where is the line? Will it always be in the same place, or will it shift depending on which person is looking at that particular case?

    This policy is untenable and opens marginalized people up to abuse. Twitch, you can do better than this.
  • Deechi_ commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a trans gal myself, this is blatant homophobia and transphobia! It's not wrong for people to express that they were originally a boy or girl. If this gets passed, Twitch becomes homophobic and transphobic. Many streamers that I have seen are part of this community, it's natural to talk about things, so restricting that is a violation of human rights...
  • ButtButt_Goose commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBTQ+ issues, immigrants, and reproductive rights are NOT "sensitive social issues". The issue causing any problems around these topics is transphobia, homophobia, racism, bigotry, and control over another's bodily autonomy.

    Allowing LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and reproductive rights to be classified as sensitive social issues only makes it so people are unable to speak up about their lives, their identities, create safe spaces, or advocate for their rights.

    Do not stoop to coding Draconian, backwards thinking into the community guidelines. You can do and be better than this, Twitch. The solution is better moderation of bigotry, not restriction of protected minorities/conversations about people's rights and freedoms. The issue is coming from the side that wishes to strip marginalized people of their rights and further dehumanize minority groups (LQBTQ+, immigrants, and women/persons with a ******).

    Remove the final bullet point from Article VII.
  • Kasara_ commented  ·   ·  Report

    I can only see this clause being used harmfully

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