Banned streamer Morgpie blames Twitch for viral \u2018topless\u2019 meta in exclusive interview DexertoMorgpie, the now-banned Twitch streamer who went viral for popularizing the current \u2018topless\u2019 meta taking over the site, opened up with us in an exclusive interview about her suspension and how she feels Twitch\u2019s TOS are to blame for this new trend. Twitch has been inundated with a variety of different \u2018metas\u2019 over the years. From hot tub streams to body painting and more, it\u2019s not unusual to see creators hop on certain trends that appear to skirt the site\u2019s guidelines on nudity and sexual content. While Twitch attempted to remedy the issue with hot tub streams by creating an entirely new category for such broadcasts, another \u2018meta\u2019 has emerged on the website that\u2019s sparking outrage across the platform. On December 8, Twitch streamer \u2018Morgpie\u2019 went viral for seemingly streaming while topless, with her camera frame cutting off just above her decolletage. The broadcast sparked backlash across social media, stirring up a conversation on the ethics of streaming such content on Twitch as well as the site\u2019s stance on banning streamers who take these broadcasts \u2018too far.\u2019 Three days later, Morgpie was finally banned. We spoke with the streamer about her viral broadcast, the ethics of this new \u2018topless\u2019 meta, and why she thinks Twitch is to blame for the entire ordeal. Morgpie reveals she\u2019s actually fully clothed in \u2018topless\u2019 streams To start, Morgpie made sure to credit fellow Twitch streamer \u2018AsianBunny\u2019 for apparently starting the \u2018topless meta,\u2019 saying that she\u2019d seen her broadcasts and followed suit. (It\u2019s worth noting that AsianBunny was also banned from Twitch recently.) \u201cShe was getting crazy views with it, so I decided to try it myself, and I got the most views I\u2019ve ever gotten doing it,\u201d Morgpie told us. \u201cSo, I think the numbers kind of talk on Twitch, and whatever gets the most views that\u2019s within TOS.\u201d Morgpie assured us that she does, in fact, read the site\u2019s terms of service to make sure her content is strictly within Twitch\u2019s guidelines, arguing that there was nothing from her broadcasts that specifically violates them. \u201cI do read the TOS anytime I try to incorporate anything new into my streams, just to make sure, because I don\u2019t want to get banned. I did get banned. But I think Twitch right now is definitely banning a lot of girls because of this new meta. They kind of want to put a lid on it right now.\u201d Morgpie said that she only streamed using the \u2018topless\u2019 meta for four days before blowing up online \u2014 and speculates that Twitch is now taking action against her and other streamers using the meta due to the outrage around such content on social media. \u201cI think, honestly, a big part of that is due to the outrage,\u201d she continued. \u201cBecause we are within TOS. Their TOS are very open-ended. Nobody is breaking the terms of service. Me standing here like this, it\u2019s just my shoulders.\u201d That\u2019s not all; Morgpie also revealed that she\u2019s actually fully clothed during her \u2018topless\u2019 streams, showing us that she was wearing a tube top and jeans. \u201cIt\u2019s just the implied nudity that really freaks people out, I guess,\u201d she said. Morgpie opens up on Twitch ban for viral \u2018topless\u2019 stream Morgpie told us that was banned from Twitch for \u201csexually suggestive conduct\u201d on December 11 \u2014 three days after her \u2018topless\u2019 streams went viral online. However, she says that the reasons Twitch gave her had nothing to do with the actual content in her broadcasts. According to Morgpie, she was banned for \u201cengaging in lap dances,\u201d \u201cdescribing a sexual experience in graphic detail for a prolonged time,\u201d and \u201cmaking explicit gestures toward breasts, buttocks, or genitals on stream.\u201d While she \u201ccan kind of see\u201d their thinking behind the last reason, Morgpie never gave a lap dance during her stream nor described a sexual experience in graphic detail. And while she declined to let us in on the length of her ban, she did tell us that she has a big comeback planned, where she plans on returning to fitness content, but will be slowing down on the \u2018topless\u2019 streams for now. Morgpie argues she didn\u2019t violate Twitch\u2019s TOS For Twitch\u2019s part, Morgpie claims the site needs to be far more specific in its Terms of Service if they want to avoid content like hers being streamed on its platform. However, she also argues that there\u2019s nothing about Twitch that screams \u2018child-friendly,\u2019 noting that broadcasters often play games with sexual themes or even discuss sexual content on a regular basis. \u201cIf they don\u2019t want sexual content on their platform, then they need to outright ban that, but I think it would be very, very difficult for them to do so,\u201d she admitted. \u201cI think there are constantly people on the platform that abuse the very vague terms of service that Twitch has.\u201d \u201cI think whether I\u2019m doing it, some other girls are doing it, some guys are doing it. Twitch, they don\u2019t want sexual content. I think a part of the TOS does list that certain, sexually explicit content isn\u2019t allowed. But people stream sex in video games all the time. And people do have sexual discussions on the platform constantly, men and women.\u201d Morgpie says she\u2019s taking every precaution she possibly can \u2014 but she and other streamers are going to chase what brings them success. Morgpie even made specific mention of Amouranth, who gained viral fame for her divisive hot tub streams back in 2020 \u2013 2021. \u201cPeople have been trying to find ways to poke holes in the Terms of Service for a decade on Twitch. You know, that\u2019s why Amouranth is as wealthy as she is. People see that and they see the success that can be made from doing things like what Amouranth did with the hot tub streams. Twitch will find ways to include this kind of content on their platform, you can watch, or you don\u2019t have to watch, but ultimately it is allowed.\u201d \u201cThey allow sexual content, but at the same time they don\u2019t,\u201d Morgpie said. \u201cAnd I think that with the vagueness of the TOS, people are going to find loopholes regardless, because they do allow sexual content and sexual themes on the site.\u201d Morgpie addresses backlash over \u2018topless\u2019 Twitch streams She also addressed the backlash against both herself and content like the \u2018topless\u2019 meta on social media, noting that a large part of the argument against such streams revolves around protecting children on Twitch. \u201cI just wanted to say, my streams are always labeled 18 plus. You know, I\u2019m taking every step I possibly can there. I love Twitch as a platform and that\u2019s the reason why I\u2019m there and not somewhere else. Over 70 percent of [Twitch\u2019s viewer base] is over the age of 18. So, for the people who are saying that Twitch is predominantly underage, teenage people, it\u2019s just not true. \u201cEven Twitch says that over 70% of their platform is used by people 18 to 34, so Twitch is not a place for kids. There is sexual content and inappropriate content rampant on the platform, aside from what women are doing on there and I think people just need to be more consistent about that.\u201d Ultimately, Morgpie believes it is parents\u2019 responsibility to monitor their kids\u2019 online activity. \u201cKids and teens will find ways to get to 18+ content, so either Twitch needs to ban all mature content, or make it more apparent that Twitch is for adults,\u201d she said. \u201cTwitter also has an age limit of 13 years, however, hardcore adult content is prevalent and even promoted heavily there. I think this topic is severely nuanced, but personally, I think children should not be allowed on the internet where adults also share the space.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Banned streamer Morgpie blames Twitch for viral \u2018topless\u2019 meta in exclusive interview DexertoMorgpie, the now-banned Twitch streamer who went viral for popularizing the current \u2018topless\u2019 meta taking over the site, opened up with us in an exclusive interview about her suspension and how she feels Twitch\u2019s TOS are to blame for this new trend. Twitch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44846\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}