The streaming platform Twitch banned the streamer STPeach for allegedly too daring cosplay of the character “Raven” from Teen Titans for 24 hours. The streamer found the ban so silly that she posed in a skimpy bikini during a stream afterwards. However, that was allowed because she was sitting in a kiddie pool.
Why was the streamer banned?
- STPeach received a 24-hour ban from Twitch on April 11.
- As she says herself, she was banned for having shown a cosplay of “Raven” from the animated series “Teen Titans” (2003-2006): The character Raven wears a cape, but is only scantily dressed underneath.
- StPeach said she had worn the costume in a stream before without any issues. This time, she wore it again, played Elden Ring the whole time, and nothing special happened (no box was moved or anything). Nevertheless, she is now getting banned. She wanted to protest this (via twitter).
In protest: Streamer puts a kiddie pool in her living room
This is how she protested against the ban: The streamer absurdly interpreted Twitch’s rules regarding nudity. For a violation of these rules, she was banned. But on April 13, she streamed in a bikini, thus wearing significantly less clothing than in the Raven cosplay.
During this stream, however, she was sitting in a tub, so this outfit was now “legal” and Twitch had to keep the clip online.
StPeach in a bikini – this is, according to Twitch rules, allowed because she is sitting in a kiddie pool:
This is what it’s about: The streamer highlights the absurdity of Twitch’s rules here:
- If you show games on Twitch and even a little bit is visible from the “forbidden region”, the ban hammer can strike. Because in the nudity rules of Twitch from April 2020, virtually everything is prohibited
- However, if you sit in a tub and wear “appropriate clothing”, meaning a bikini, you are in safe territory – because there is a large section of “exceptions” that exempt Twitch’s clothing rules. Among others, there is an exception for swimming and beach visits.
- This strange rule from Twitch, which can be so easily circumvented, has led to a “Hot Tub” meta, as female streamers specifically circumvented the rules for “nudity” to show as much skin as possible. Because it is enough to simply set up a kiddie pool in the living room for the stream to fall under “swimming and beach visits”.
The action by STPeach highlights the absurdity of these rules. How strange these rules can seem is repeatedly demonstrated by examples:
Twitch streamer performs a naked sex show, only gets banned for 3 days
