Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa is considered a pioneer of the notorious “Hot Tub” meta on Twitch. Meanwhile, other female streamers have followed in the footsteps of the 30-year-old. Find out at MeinMMO what is changing now on Twitch.
What content is involved? Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa is a master at pushing the boundaries of what is permissible on Twitch. With her method of offering flascivious content on Twitch and funnelling fans to paid platforms, she has become extremely successful.
By now, there are many female streamers who employ a similar strategy as Amouranth. Also in the German space, so-called pool streamers are represented in the Twitch charts – much to the annoyance of some viewers and creators.
Users have repeatedly complained about sexualized content on the homepage of Twitch. Now the streaming platform is responding and will be stricter yet more lenient regarding nudity.
Twitch allows more but shows less
What is changing now? In an official blog post dated December 13, 2023, two changes were announced.
- The guidelines for sexual content will be simplified and made more understandable. Content that was previously not allowed will now be tolerated on Twitch: content that “consciously highlights the breast, buttocks, or pelvic area” or “fictionalized […] female-identified breasts, genitals, and buttocks [completely exposed].” However, the condition is that the streams are labeled accordingly.
- In return, sexualized content, as well as content depicting drugs, intoxicants, excessive tobacco use, violence, or gambling, will no longer appear among the recommended streams on the homepage of Twitch.
Twitch justifies its decision by stating that female-identified streamers have been “disproportionately disadvantaged” by the old regulations. At the same time, it acknowledges that not everyone wants to see this type of content (via X).
Female streamers or female-identified streamers can now create their content more freely, without worrying about bans. At the same time, users will no longer be confronted with “naked facts” at first glance on the homepage.
The rule change comes just a few days after a new meta took hold on Twitch: The streamer and OnlyFans performer “Morgpie” allegedly appeared topless during her streams and received a ban on December 11, 2023.
It seems that Twitch now wants to satisfy everyone with the new guidelines. The first comments on Twitch are currently positive.
For many content creators, such a ban initially means they have no income – others benefit from it:
