VRChat is being targeted by vtubers after a recent clarification in one of Twitch’s rules and guidelines.
VRChat is a virtual reality sandbox where players can appear as anything they want. It’s supposed to be a platform where people can meet each other and have fun. However, there are other people using this in other ways that weren’t intended, especially on a platform such as Twitch.
So, what is happening over at the VRChat category on Twitch, and why are vtubers mad at Twitch for it?
Vtubers are claiming VRChat has been home to adult content that shouldn’t be allowed under Twitch’s rules.
A Twitter post by Camila, a top vtuber from Mythic Talent, puts the Twitch rule clarifications into perspective. According to her, Twitch is being unfair to vtubers because VRChat avatars are still being played by real people.
According to Twitch’s community guideline for attire, vtubers should cover their genitalia, buttocks, hips, female-presented nipples, and underbust. However, this rule doesn’t include video game characters, including those uploaded into VRChat.
This means that a person with a 3D vtuber model that violates these rules can simply upload their model to VRChat and stream on the platform. This is already happening in the VRChat category. A simple look at what is being streamed there will show viewers avatars clearly breaking these rules with their thin layer of clothing and very sexual atmosphere. If Twitch were to apply the rules they wrote to VRChat streamers, there wouldn’t be any streams like these in the first place.
Twitch’s nudity and attire policy also talks about VRChat. According to it, streamers cannot modify their game to make sexual elements the primary focus of the stream. The community guidelines also clarify that streamers should not be simulating sexual activity on VRChat. But again, quite evidently, this isn’t being followed.
Vtubers claims to have been unfairly targeted over the past few months. Zentreya even received a warning when she showed her swimsuit to her audience. Other large vtubers replied to this tweet, basically agreeing with Zentreya that there’s definitely something fishy going on at Twitch. The platform’s CEO Dan Clancy claims to be personally investigating the matter.
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