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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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  • mossraven commented  ·   ·  Report

    Where is the line drawn with this rule? Certainly one could target LGBT streams with reports for "explicit content" under the grounds that they are queer. It should be removed
  • Deglorath commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is blatant censorship of LGBTQ+, non-white and disabled people. Censorship of peoples' fundamental beings is immoral and a breach of human rights.
  • rikinalumi commented  ·   ·  Report

    Lgbtq people existing isn't political!
    Besides that very important point, telling people there are "sensitive social issues" won't protect anyone. If people don't like a stream, they can just leave.

  • cutefangies commented  ·   ·  Report

    Queer people should be able to talk about their lived experience without fear of their livelihood being removed from them. Queer people's existences are already being snuffed out from the public by bigoted people holding positions of power, we need safe channels to be able to express ourselves and our creativity, personalities and interests.
  • rivic0re commented  ·   ·  Report

    im tired of my existence being grounds for censorship
  • LemGambino commented  ·   ·  Report

    Silencing talks of these matters is never a good idea. I'm signing this because I wish to support the people Twitch is trying to suppress.
  • SoupInSolidarity commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have previously subscribed on Twitch and will withhold future subscriptions until this bullet point is removed and queer bipoc protections are put in place.
  • princess_morningstar commented  ·   ·  Report

    An existence I cannot control is not political. The people who disagree with that existence are the ones bringing politics into it. You either accept that we are people who deserve to be open about who we are, or you are making things political by deciding that a particular demographic needs to be silenced.
  • haslloween commented  ·   ·  Report

    How is it sensitive to be, to exist, to be true to oneself.
  • NotMary commented  ·   ·  Report

    It's putting entire groups of human beings as "other" on a platform that pretends to encourage people to be themselves.
    Silencing people from talking about their own lives because it's a "sensitive topic" isn't a neutral action, it only benefits the bigots trying to silence them. Twitch is actively silencing minority groups for the benefit of bigots... disgraceful.
  • 0nlyfiends commented  ·   ·  Report

    That even me just making a joke about my sexuality or gender identity could flag me as 'sensitive content' is wild, don't censor the fact that we exist.
  • ELMNTL commented  ·   ·  Report

    Debating a persons existence is dehumanizing and demeaning. Do Better Twitch.
    To everyone else, please remember to be kind to yourself - because as we can see with these kind of policies, the world isn't kind to us.
  • tender_bananaa commented  ·   ·  Report

    Queer people talking about their lived experiences should not be "sensitive content"

  • rainbowpui commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBTQ people talking about their lives experiences is not a "sensitive issue" like come on .....
  • Arie_Alchemy commented  ·   ·  Report

    my status as a trans person is not a "sensitive political issue" or "sensitive content". the fact that you are asking us to sensor our identities for people who seek to harm us is contributing to the culture of harm. you should be ashamed of yourselves.

  • DrIgnacious commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm a twitch affiliate and I'm trans and asexual. Me talking about my life experience should not be sensitive content.
  • tiredshoelacegremlin commented  ·   ·  Report

    Implementation of this is just censorship of marginalized people. It's disgusting

  • NoxyNoms commented  ·   ·  Report

    How is my natural state of being political? I can't talk about myself or my community without it being political? That's asinine and I think anyone in charge of creating these policies should recognize that.
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