Twitch Revises Sexual Content Policies: Here's What's Changing
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Twitch, owned by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), is revising its sexual content policies to allow certain previously banned material with a warning label, while maintaining a ban on content related to sex games, sexual violence, and pornography. The changes, in response to streamer feedback, aim to clarify the platform's policies. Mature streams will not be featured on the homepage, and mature-rated game streams will be labeled separately. This follows Twitch's branding guideline revisions six months ago and Amazon's advocacy for federal marijuana legalization.
December 14, 2023 | 4:05 am
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Amazon's subsidiary Twitch revises sexual content policies, potentially affecting user engagement and platform moderation. Mature content changes could impact Twitch's user experience and content creator relations.
The policy change by Twitch is aimed at clarifying content guidelines and responding to community feedback, which could improve user satisfaction and streamer retention. However, the impact on Amazon's stock is likely to be neutral in the short term as Twitch's policy changes are part of ongoing platform moderation efforts and do not directly affect Amazon's broader financial performance.
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