Twitch has announced and begun rolling out a new filter that blurs thumbnails for streams that may feature sexual or explicit content.It also invites more explicit content to feature on the platform, which has proved divisive in the past.
“Today, we’re rolling out new features that will give you more control over your experience on Twitch. These updates will allow you to customize what appears when you are looking for something to watch or searching for new content. We believe Twitch should be a welcoming place for everyone, and recognize that content enjoyed by some may not be a good fit for others,” the company’s VP of community products, Jeremy Forrester, wrote in a blog post.
As mentioned this feature is already active, but much of the onus still falls on content creators to correctly label their content. As such, should a stream that would otherwise be considered sexual in nature or feature explicit content, not feature the correct label to ensure the thumbnail for it is blurred or that a warning appears, it will still be viewable to anyone visiting the site.
While we’re pleased to see Twitch take the issue of appropriate content for underage viewers seriously, the addition of this new filter feature does still leave the door open to more explicit content creators coming to the platform.
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