Streamer Justketh hosted a game with her followers on Twitch. For money, she would spin a wheel and complete the associated challenges. One of them showed her feet, which was against the platform’s rules. The streamer was blocked for three days.
Fetishism is not welcome on Twitch © Justketh
You can’t do everything on the Queen live streaming platform. Last September, Twitch banned certain gambling. Overall, streamers have to comply with strict regulations, especially when it comes to lewd content. Twitch isn’t OnlyFans, as Thailand-based streamer Justketh has seen.
She had organized a cycling game with her spectators. The principle was as follows: every time she received $20 in donations, she spun the wheel to complete the challenge she fell on. Respond to private messages, squat, dance like a crab… but show off your feet too. The streamer completed this final challenge without thinking that it would have any detrimental consequences for her account.
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Twitch: a streamer being punished for showing her feet
“Twitch banned me for three days for offering ‘sexual content’ for money,” she tweeted. According to her, only two challenges could have triggered the sanction: squats and exposed feet. “Are my feet too sexy?” she wonders ironically. To understand this sanction, which may seem surprising at first glance, it is necessary to refer to the code of conduct of the Twitch community.
Twitch banned me for 3 days for “offering sexual content” and asking for money/services leading to sexually explicit content. I do wheel and only 2 options. I imagine it’s 1. Squats 2. Feet show!! damn 😭😭😭 it’s just a meme bruh are my feet too sexy? https://t.co/Z57okFxblC pic.twitter.com/ovoIxbkOwm
— Justketh 🇹🇭 Thailand (@Justketh1) January 11, 2023
In this case, internal regulations prohibit the dissemination of content of a sexual nature. And showing the foot for money falls within the realm of forbidden fetish activities:
- Content or camera that focuses primarily on the breasts, buttocks, or pelvic region, and poses that deliberately draw attention to those parts
- Touching or explicit gestures related to the breasts, buttocks, or genitals
- Fetishistic behaviors or activities, such as focusing on body parts for sexual gratification or erotic role-playing
- Exposing sex toys outside of a sex education context
- Erotic dances like striptease
- Pole dance or acrobatics with sexually suggestive framing
- Post, display or share erotic literature, including detailed descriptions of sexual acts or pornography