Twitch viewers become frustrated as “topless” meta shifts towards implied nudity meta.
As yet more evidence that people will do almost anything for internet fame, Twitch streamers have begun using censor bars to appear naked during livestreams.
Twitch streaming tends to be an intense race between video content creators, who compete to increase views, donations and sponsorship deals on Twitch. All they want to do is increase viewership or donations or secure sponsorship deals – any means necessary!
One of the more notable instances was streamers speaking directly to viewers from within a hot tub or paddling pool, sometimes both.
Twitch recently implemented “artistic nudity”, where someone looks as though they may be wearing their birthday suit without actually being caught doing it, to allow viewers to appear naked while streaming live video games or shows on Twitch. While full nudity is never permissible on stream, artistic nudity allows “faux nudity”, suggesting you look as though there might be physical evidence proving you were actually naked but is only visual illusion based on image analysis and may still fall within Twitch rules and guidelines for what constitutes permissible artistic nudity is only visually.
Once several streamers took this concept too far, Twitch reversed course on its decision but content creators found a work-around to generate additional views: artificial censor bars.
Recently, Twitter shared an image of streamer FireDancer playing live with two black censor bars covering her chest and lower body to give the illusion that she wore no clothes at all. Soon thereafter other content creators saw this technique being applied by FireDancer, prompting others to replicate her strategy; now many streamers on Twitch attempt to replicate his success by wearing similar coverings over themselves as she does.
One Twitter user, @HUN2R, provided several screenshots showing streamers giving the new meta a try.
At this stage, Twitch has not made an official statement regarding censorship and whether their rules need adjusting further in order to ensure all streamers wear appropriate attire when going live.
