Twitch Users Furious As Streamers Use Platform To Promote NSFW Channels
That Hot Tub Meta has landed Twitch in "hot water", as concerns about NSFW channels continue to "bubble over". Just days after Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa and Jenelle "IndieFoxx" Dagres were kicked off the streaming platform for exploiting the recent spike is ASMR streams, the pair are still proving that sex sells.
While things started as people soaking themselves in the living room, they quickly escalated into licking microphones, the "fart meta", and shamelessly plugging OnlyFans links. While Twitch has toyed with updating its community guidelines and clamping down on content creators who are using loopholes, outraged viewers say it's not enough.
Why are Twitch viewers angry about NSFW channels?
Posting on Reddit u/TheRagingTuna simply asked "Is Twitch just going to ignore people linking their onlyfans?" The OP opened up a can of worms that flew up the LivestreamFail subreddit and saw everyone sharing their views. At the core of the issue, the post points to how big streamers use bots to promote their Linktree page - which inadvertently sends you to their OF.
Explaining where there's probably a loophole, someone said, "As long as the direct link posted in chat or in their profile is Linktree and not OnlyFans it’s not against ToS. Yeah it’s only one extra click but it’s not a direct link". Critics of the system lambasted Twitch's seemingly blind eye to what's going on.
Someone vented, "Part of the problem is they already let it go too far. When pornstars started using twitch regularly it should have been addressed somehow at that point. Now pretty much everyone knows twitch has become an advertising platform for onlyfans which is kinda weird".
Another added, "Twitch doesn't want to even start to go anywhere that can of worms. Cause sure at first you think only of those types of streamers, but then what about people who link their discord, and it has an nsfw channel in it? (like a lot of streamers do)...Monitoring and enforcing links indirectly shared is too much work and too big of a can of worms to get anywhere near for Twitch".
Will Twitch fix its OnlyFans problem?
The main argument is that monitoring links is simply too hard for Twitch to do. Even if the likes of Linktree were banned from the platform, content creators would likely just point viewers toward their Instagram or Twitter accounts - which is a fair mechanic - then direct them to OnlyFans from there.
Casual viewers aren't alone in their frustration. Just days ago, outspoken streamer Felix "xQc" Lengyel slammed the likes of Amouranth for exploiting Twitch. It doesn't look like those at the centre of the scandal are too fussed though.
Making the most of the drama she's caused, Siragusa basked in the fact her OnlyFans subs had skyrocketed since being banned from Twitch. She joins a growing number of streamers that are known for having an OF account and using Twitch to promote it. Alongside IndieFoxx, MissBehavin, Jasmine Foxe, and Chelxie, Amouranth is raking in the big bucks on Twitch.
Even as concerns about the Twitch guidelines being flaunted continue being a massive point of contention for other streamers and viewers alike, expect all the above to keep making that money, honey. Even if the ASMR meta is shown the door, we're sure there'll be another one and way for creators to promote their OF just around the corner.
