What's happening comes across as a low-key attempt to control how content creators present themselves; "Face-cam only, no toons" and in the process tramples freedom of expression. This was never about lewd content- Twitch wouldn't exist without it. Add to that the irresponsible use of automation where a bad-faith actor can themselves automate tripping the bot, and there's no meaningful review by an actual human until the content creator has been destructively impacted. A human MUST be engaged in the earliest stages once the flags are triggered and BEFORE the content creator is impacted. Content creators are not in jeopardy here; Twitch is. This is our effort to preserve Twitch. Creators /will/ find a place for their brand. Twitch is still an option.
What's happening comes across as a low-key attempt to control how content creators present themselves; "Face-cam only, no toons" and in the process tramples freedom of expression. This was never about lewd content- Twitch wouldn't exist without it. Add to that the irresponsible use of automation where a bad-faith actor can themselves automate tripping the bot, and there's no meaningful review by an actual human until the content creator has been destructively impacted. A human MUST be engaged in the earliest stages once the flags are triggered and BEFORE the content creator is impacted. Content creators are not in jeopardy here; Twitch is. This is our effort to preserve Twitch. Creators /will/ find a place for their brand. Twitch is still an option.