The rollback was prompted by community concerns and the potential for misuse of the policy, particularly with the creation of AI-generated "deepfakes" that could be passed off as permitted art. Twitch acknowledged that the initial change was intended to support the artist community on the platform, but some streamers had exploited the new policy with activities like using fully nude avatars or stream overlays featuring nude drawings.
Key takeaways:
- Twitch has withdrawn a portion of its content policy that allowed "artistic nudity", just days after it was updated to permit certain kinds of sexual content.
- The platform stated that moving forward, depictions of real or fictional nudity won't be allowed, regardless of the medium. However, mature-rated games will not be affected by this rollback.
- The initial policy update was intended to allow artists to draw sexual material on stream without fear of being punished, but some streamers took advantage of this to display fully nude avatars or stream overlays featuring nude drawings.
- Twitch's decision to roll back the policy seems to be related to concerns about the potential for AI-generated "deepfakes" to be passed off as permitted art.