Twitch’s New Sexual Content Guidelines Updated to Include ‘Artistic Nudity’ After Viral Topless Stream

A viral stream featuring an OnlyFans model has led Twitch to update its sexual content guidelines, with new allowances made for erotic dances, body writing and other forms of what it deems “artistic depictions of nudity.”

Twitch says that it will now allow the following content as long as it is “properly labeled.”

The full post also includes an FAQ in which Twitch addresses questions around nudity in gaming (pornographic games are prohibited, but games with “incidental nudity” are okay), as well as its Content Classification Label System.

Predictably, users on X/Twitter and elsewhere had plenty of fun with the new guidelines as the term “Artistic Nudity” began trending on the platform.

Twitch has struggled with risque streaming types through its history, a famous example being 2021’s “hot tub meta,” which saw streamers lounge in a jacuzzi in suggestive ways. Back in 2022, Twitch pulled a new feature which was used to push porn onto its front page.

OnlyFans model Morgpie gained attention on December 8 when they seemingly appeared on a stream topless, but only showed their chest / upper breast area. Morgpie’s ability to toe the line on Twitch’s guidelines sparked debate the platform’s users, seemingly leading Twitch to clarify its rules, though she was banned soon afterward.

“I think, honestly, a big part of that is due to the outrage,” Morgpie told Dexerto. “Because we are within TOS. Their TOS are very open-ended. Nobody is breaking the terms of service. Me standing here like this, it’s just my shoulders.”

Morpie will doubtlessly be far from the last streamer to try and circumvent Twitch’s sexual content guidelines. In the meantime, Twitch says it’s seeking feedback, and that it will “continue to explore adding more personalized viewer settings in the future.”

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