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1. Intentional misuse of tags ie. Vtuber tag on non-Vtuber

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   Twitch responded

   Hi, thanks for flagging this and sharing your suggestion.

   We share and understand your concerns about how the intentional, repeated misuse of tags can undermine the purpose of the tags product itself.  Tags are an important discoverability feature for communities, and a powerful way for all Creators—but especially those that are underrepresented—to express their personal identity and creative vision for their content.

   We also do not feel Twitch should be the judge of Creators’ personal or creative identity, so we typically only enforce against the misuse of tags when it is associated with other behavior that violates our Community Guidelines such as hateful conduct or harassment.

   That said, as the VTuber community’s experience demonstrates, there are limitations to this approach and we are actively investigating additional steps we can take to protect and improve the integrity of the tags feature at scale, without infringing on good faith Creators’ personal choice to express themselves and define their content.

   Our goal is to have more to share with you about the tags feature later this year.

   Hi, thanks for flagging this and sharing your suggestion.

   We share and understand your concerns about how the intentional, repeated misuse of tags can undermine the purpose of the tags product itself.  Tags are an important discoverability feature for communities, and a powerful way for all Creators—but especially those that are underrepresented—to express their personal identity and creative vision for their content.

   We also do not feel Twitch should be the judge of Creators’ personal or creative identity, so we typically only enforce against the misuse of tags when it is associated with other behavior that violates our Community Guidelines such as hateful conduct or harassment.

   That said, as the VTuber community’s experience demonstrates, there are limitations to this approach and we are actively investigating additional steps we can take to protect and improve the integrity of the tags feature at scale, without infringing on good faith Creators’ personal choice… more

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   Thong_Thong commented  ·  April 25, 2022  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

   Using the "Vtuber" tag means a creator is using a virtual avatar to express themselves. There should be a very narrow interpretation for what is and isn't using a virtual avatar, and thus being qualified to use the "Vtuber" tag for a stream. Many Vtubers that are trying to grow are shadowed under the behemoths of Twitch such as Mizkif and xQc who intend to gain viewership by using the "Vtuber" tag, while not intending to use a virtual avatar at any time during their show.

   This also undermines vtubers being a means for which creators with anxiety, or that aren't able-bodied, can express themselves freely behind that virtual avatar. Just like people misusing the "ADHD" tag, which is also very serious, there shouldn't be a subjectivity on "personal and creative identities"; if the person currently live has no intention of using a virtual avatar to express themselves, even if it's for a small portion of their show, then they would be misusing the tag.

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   Thong_Thong supported this idea  ·  April 25, 2022