@KiznaPMA The problem is that that old ruling specifically states that VRChat avatars are NOT considered to be that. They're considered to be in-game media as long as they are streamed to the VRChat category.
This is an archive of the Attire section as it appeared in May 2020, reflecting the April 2020 Attire Update for which that "VRChat avatars are in-game media" exemption was originally written for.
And, for reference, here's the April 2020 Attire Update Announcement post that contains the line stating that VRChat Avatars are exempt from the Attire rules due to being considered in-game media.
That line stating that the attire rules apply to digital overlay and augmented reality avatars has always been there. That has not changed since April 2020.
To make matters even more confusing, the line in the April 2020 Attire Update FAQ that explained that VRChat is exempt was never actually added into the TOS. It has always remained as an update to the update announcement, and the TOS never reflected it.
So, on the public facing side of the TOS for Attire, the rules haven't changed since April 2020.
The exemption wasn't added, but it was accepted as the norm. Now, something appears to have changed internally where the old exemption appears to have been rescinded because VRChat streamers are starting to catch bans for Inappropriate Attire specifically, but an announcement wasn't made about it. And we can't rely on the exemptions lack of presence in the TOS to judge what is or isn't allowed, because the exemption was never added into the TOS to begin with.
The end result is that VRChat streamers have gotten blindsided by an unannounced rule change. Again.
@KiznaPMA The problem is that that old ruling specifically states that VRChat avatars are NOT considered to be that. They're considered to be in-game media as long as they are streamed to the VRChat category.
This is an archive of the Attire section as it appeared in May 2020, reflecting the April 2020 Attire Update for which that "VRChat avatars are in-game media" exemption was originally written for.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200501104732/https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/community-guidelines/sexualcontent/#nudity-and-sexual-content-in-embedded-media-and-games
And, for reference, here's the April 2020 Attire Update Announcement post that contains the line stating that VRChat Avatars are exempt from the Attire rules due to being considered in-game media.
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2020/04/07/update-to-our-nudity-and-attire-policy/
That line stating that the attire rules apply to digital overlay and augmented reality avatars has always been there. That has not changed since April 2020.
To make matters even more confusing, the line in the April 2020 Attire Update FAQ that explained that VRChat is exempt was never actually added into the TOS. It has always remained as an update to the update announcement, and the TOS never reflected it.
So, on the public facing side of the TOS for Attire, the rules haven't changed since April 2020.
The exemption wasn't added, but it was accepted as the norm. Now, something appears to have changed internally where the old exemption appears to have been rescinded because VRChat streamers are starting to catch bans for Inappropriate Attire specifically, but an announcement wasn't made about it. And we can't rely on the exemptions lack of presence in the TOS to judge what is or isn't allowed, because the exemption was never added into the TOS to begin with.
The end result is that VRChat streamers have gotten blindsided by an unannounced rule change. Again.