The hot tub streams were first popularized amongst the Korean streaming community(Picture: Kiaraakitty)ĭuring the stream, he even suggested that people who don't like that kind of content should use the 'not interested' function which will help Twitch's algorithm to understand what particular users like and don't like. Marcus 'djWHEAT' Graham, Twitch's Head of Creator Development, has recently talked about this issue, saying that Twitch 'have been watching closely' the hot tub meta, emphasising that nothing has changed when it comes to rules about sexually suggestive and explicit content. Kotaku notes that Siragusa makes money from Instagram, OnlyFans, YouTube, and brand sponsors, among others, but she said that some other streamers, and not just those in hot tubs, who rely on Twitch revenue could suffer if the company keeps clamping down content it deems inappropriate.There has been a lot of controversy over this, and many regular gaming content creators are voicing their concerns because Twitch is allowing that kind of content to stay on the platform, which they think is unfair and push Twitch in a completely different direction.

With characteristic opacity, the only thing Twitch made clear is that it is unclear whether or when my account can be reinstated.' 'There is no known policy for what results in a streamer being put on this blacklist. 'Many people complain about being 'unclear,' but at least there's something to go by,' she wrote. Siragusa believes her demonetization is due to hot tub streams being 'not advertiser friendly.' I had to initiate the conversation after noticing, without any prior warning, all the ads revenue had disappeared from my channel analytics.' 'Twitch didn't reach out in any way whatsoever. 'Yesterday I was informed that Twitch has indefinitely suspended advertising on my channel,' Siragusa tweeted. This is an ALARMING precedent and serves as a stark warning that although content may not ostensibly break community guidelines or Terms of service, Twitch has complete discretion to target individual channels & partially or wholly demonetized them for

in a hot tub) allows, but the Amazon-owned company said it was 'monitoring' the situation. Twitch does allow streamers to appear on camera in their swimsuits if the context (i.e. IM GONNA BE HONNEST, THIS HOT TUB META IS BY FAR THE MOST PATHETIC THING WE'VE SEEN ON TWITCH IN FOREVER. Felix' xQc' Lengyel, Twitch's second most popular streamer, branded it 'pathetic.' Much like those female streamers that face criticism over their revealing costumes, streaming from a hot tub attracts plenty of detractors who claim presenters are using their bodies to attract views and subs. But her success hasn't come without controversy.

With 20,000 subscribers, she's currently ranked the 22nd most popular streamer on Twitch. Siragusa is well known for her hot tub streams. Hot tub streams, which started gaining popularity last year, really took off in March, leading to people declaring them the new 'meta.' Many of these broadcasts follow much of the same formula as regular streams-playing games, talking to viewers, and so on-except the presenters are in hot tubs wearing swimsuits. One of its famous female stars and someone who has embraced the phenomenon of streaming in a bikini, Kaitlyn 'Amouranth' Siragusa, can no longer run ads on her videos-despite not technically breaking any of Twitch's rules. A hot potato: It appears Twitch has decided that hot tub meta streams are just a bit too steamy for the platform.

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