{"id":352715,"date":"2024-10-08T09:33:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/?p=352715"},"modified":"2024-11-04T21:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T02:13:38","slug":"vtubers-call-out-twitch-rules-for-double-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/vtubers-call-out-twitch-rules-for-double-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"VTubers call out Twitch rules for double standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352720\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fallenshadow-twitch-10-8-2024-feet.jpg\" alt=\"Fallenshadow\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fallenshadow-twitch-10-8-2024-feet.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fallenshadow-twitch-10-8-2024-feet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fallenshadow-twitch-10-8-2024-feet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fallenshadow-twitch-10-8-2024-feet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fallenshadow-twitch-10-8-2024-feet-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twitch recently released a document explaining their rules and violations that can lead to enforcement actions, however VTubers and their fans were quick to point out that these rules may be selectively applied.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent tweet, Twitch addressed concerns that VTubers were facing unexplained suspensions for content that by all accounts was mild in its content. In their explanation, VTuber fans quickly noticed a rule against exposing &#8220;hips&#8221;, which some models do admittedly violate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can find our first set of Enforcement Notes under their relevant Policies in our Community Guidelines, here:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uF0jAjWcIE\">https:\/\/t.co\/uF0jAjWcIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitchSupport\/status\/1843331629026316785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, while VTubers are regularly suspended for these infractions, &#8220;fleshtubers&#8221; and VRChat models are seemingly ignored in favor of enforcement against VTubers, leading fans to believe that Twitch and its staff hold some form of bias.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as three weeks ago, VTubers began noticing more frequent bans and suspensions. Content creators like <a href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/twitch-issues-erratic-vtuber-bans\/\">Zentreya and FallenShadow<\/a> were fortunate to have the community support to force a response from Twitch, but smaller content creators will always be the ones most affected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to Twitch. Remember our rules are easy to understand. No nudity! Unless you&#39;re wearing vive trackers in VRChat, or someone promoting off site pornography in an inflatable hot tub awkwardly placed in their house.<\/p>\n<p>I&#39;m looking at you Vtubers. It&#39;s very simple guys. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SaahYXy9ln\">https:\/\/t.co\/SaahYXy9ln<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RubberRoss (@RubberNinja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubberNinja\/status\/1843414374377238596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In response to criticism of tacitly endorsed sexual content, Twitch (a website about video games) created their Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches category.<\/p>\n<p>Twitch&#8217;s rules regarding exposed skin has been infamously <a href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/twitch-removes-biblethump-emote-even-though-no-one-is-making-them\/\">opaque<\/a> and inconsistently applied, and this has created a problem unique to VTubers. Unlike &#8220;fleshtubers&#8221;, you can&#8217;t just throw on a new outfit, VTubers have to get new art assets whenever they add a new appearance. This is the bare minimum though, more detailed models will require rigging and other technical labor that costs far more than just a bit of cloth.<\/p>\n<p>You can read Twitch&#8217;s new guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/safety.twitch.tv\/s\/article\/Community-Guidelines?language=en_US\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth mentioning that many VTubers find success on YouTube, including hololive which is one of the industry&#8217;s most successful groups. YouTube is also known for having more relaxed and consistent standards, or as Phase Connect VTuber Pipkin Pippa puts it:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pipkinpippa\/status\/1843358652188766451\"><em>&#8220;youtube let&#8217;s me do shots for donos so&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niche Gamer Tech<\/a>. In this column, we regularly cover tech and things related to the tech industry. Please leave feedback and let us know if there\u2019s tech or a story you want us to cover!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitch recently released a document explaining their rules and violations that can lead to enforcement actions, however VTubers and their fans were quick to point out that these rules may be selectively applied. In a recent tweet, Twitch addressed concerns that VTubers were facing unexplained suspensions for content that by all accounts was mild in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":352720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4542,4355],"tags":[3071,1123],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352715"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354890,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352715\/revisions\/354890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}