Just days after streaming platform Twitch stated it was going to permit sure sorts of sexual content material, the platform has reversed its resolution.
“Effective today, we are rolling back the artistic nudity changes,” CEO Dan Clancy stated in a press release on Friday.
“Moving forward, depictions of real or fictional nudity won’t be allowed on Twitch, regardless of the medium.”
Some of the imagery that was allowed underneath the brand new tips was “met with community concern”, he stated.
Last week Twitch issued a prolonged sexual content material coverage replace to permit beforehand banned content material, together with:
- intentionally highlighted breasts, buttocks, or pelvic area
- fictionalised (drawn, animated, or sculpted) totally uncovered female-presenting breasts, and genitals or buttocks no matter gender
- physique writing on female-presenting breasts, and buttocks no matter gender
- erotic dances that contain disrobing or disrobing gestures, reminiscent of stripteases
The main change concerned the requirement for content material creation labels on sure streams. Viewers have been to supply consent earlier than watching such a stream.
But that coverage is not in place. “Upon reflection, we have decided that we went too far with this change,” Mr Clancy stated.
“Digital depictions of nudity present a unique challenge – artificial intelligence can be used to create realistic images, and it can be hard to distinguish between digital art and photography.”
The resolution got here after an outpouring of concern on-line from Twitch’s artwork neighborhood, in regards to the quantity of AI-generated nudes which started to bombard Twitch’s artwork class because the coverage change.
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The solely exception stays “incidental nudity” that seems in mature-rated video games.
“While I wish we would have predicted this outcome, part of our job is to make adjustments that serve the community,” wrote Mr Clancy.
“I apologize for the confusion that this update has caused.”
