MoistCr1tikal slams Twitch for \u201cblatant lie\u201d about removing branded content guidelines YouTube: penguinz0MoistCr1tikal is slamming Twitch, accusing the platform of publishing a \u201cblatant lie\u201d about removing its highly-contested guidelines for branded content. On June 6, Twitch sparked outrage from streamers after unveiling its new guidelines for broadcasting branded content like sponsorships, brand deals, and more. The now-deleted article detailed what kinds of advertisements were and were not allowed on its platform, notably prohibiting all \u201cburned in\u201d video, audio, and display ads. They also claimed that on-stream logos could not be any larger than three percent of a streamer\u2019s screen, further adding to the confusion and backlash from broadcasters. In fact, Twitch\u2019s new rules prompted threats of boycotting the website and even leaving the platform altogether for competitors like Kick and Rumble, which have already acquired a few major streamers as of late. This led to Twitch walking back these guidelines the very next day. In a viral tweet thread, Twitch said that they would be removing the rules \u201cimmediately\u201d \u2014 but not everyone is convinced that this is true. MoistCr1tikal hits out at Twitch for \u201cblatant lie\u201d over removing guidelines MoistCr1tikal, a prominent Twitch streamer and YouTuber, took a peek at Twitch\u2019s TOS, which includes a strikingly similar statement to the branded content guidelines that the site claimed to have removed under its \u2018advertisements\u2019 clause. \u201cTwitch has the exclusive right to monetize the Twitch Services, including without limitation, the exclusive right to sell, serve, and display advertisements on the Twitch Services,\u201d the clause reads. \u201cThis means you may not, nor may you allow a third party to, insert or embed prerecorded advertising units into your live stream, including without limitation video advertisements (whether pre-, mid-, or post-roll); display or \u201cbanner\u201d advertisements; and audio advertisements.\u201d \u201cWhy are you claiming that [the guidelines] are removed when they\u2019re still there?\u201d Moist shot back in a YouTube video. \u201cThat seems like a blatant lie to me, unless there\u2019s something I\u2019m misunderstanding here. But it seems like they\u2019re trying to pull a quarter out from behind my ear and call it magic.\u201d \u201cWhat I find extremely scummy is the way they\u2019re misleading people into thinking this entire branded content policy is gone now, when it\u2019s not. It\u2019s still very much in effect. So, I don\u2019t know why they\u2019re pretending it\u2019s different.\u201d (Topic begins at 3:00) Twitch Head of Monetization explains remaining TOS clause Twitch\u2019s Head of Monetization, Mike Minton, addressed these concerns in a tweet on June 7, saying that the TOS still need to be updated and that the clause will be removed eventually. \u201cWe will clarify the TOS,\u201d he wrote. \u201cTOS changes take more time. The TOS is focused on 3rd party ad networks. We will not take action for sponsorships.\u201d This latest news follows a personal apology about the ordeal from Twitch\u2019s CEO, Dan Clancy, who claimed the platform \u201cmessed up\u201d due to the branded content restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MoistCr1tikal slams Twitch for \u201cblatant lie\u201d about removing branded content guidelines YouTube: penguinz0MoistCr1tikal is slamming Twitch, accusing the platform of publishing a \u201cblatant lie\u201d about removing its highly-contested guidelines for branded content. On June 6, Twitch sparked outrage from streamers after unveiling its new guidelines for broadcasting branded content like sponsorships, brand deals, and more. […]<\/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-55466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55466","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=55466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}