xQc fans call out Twitch for \u2018double standards\u2019 after controversial ban Twitch: xQcFans of popular Twitch streamer xQc have called on the platform to unban his channel, after he was handed a suspension for playing a suggestive game on stream, even starting an \u2018unbanxQc\u2019 hashtag trend. The former Overwatch pro was one of the most subscribed-to channels on the entire platform when he was banned on February 29, showing Twitch are willing to hand down punishments to even their biggest stars. The cause of the ban has been contentious though, as many argue similar instances from other streamers, as well as xQc himself, have gone unpunished. Twitch has been criticized for a lack of both consistency and transparency when it comes to their sanctions, usually handed down for violations of the site\u2019s community guidelines. These guidelines state that the moderation team always takes \u201ccontext\u201d into account when reviewing potentially offending material, but this remains somewhat vague, causing debate among viewers and streamers. After the ban, one fan highlighted that games such as Witcher 3 include full-frontal nudity, and xQc himself has played that game without punishment. Further to this, the fan claimed that body painting streams often toe the line between suggestive content and artistic work. What the fuck. Witcher 3 Nudity is allowed and real life body painted boob with censored nipples is allowed which is even more explicit but @xQc cant show pixel titties on Stream? Lol @Twitch \u2014 BrandfluenceAreScammers (@BrandfluenceCON) March 1, 2020 Others pointed out that xQc made an immediate effort to close the game when the exposed section appeared, clearly trying to avoid showing the material. Other streamers have done the same, and by deleting any clips of VOD\u2019s of the incident, escape punishment. Another fan, using the hashtag #unbanxQc, pointed out the infamous Alinity cat debacle, for which she was not banned, and compared it to Lengyel\u2019s transgression. https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPICFACEHEAVEN\/status\/1233931523621113858 YouTuber KEEMSTAR also weighed in, suggesting that the platform was \u201csexist against male streamers\u201d, by comparing xQc\u2019s incident to that of a female streamer, ZombiUnicorn. https:\/\/twitter.com\/KEEMSTAR\/status\/1233960705679818752 What are Twitch\u2019s rules? In the \u2018Nudity and Sexual content in games\u2019 section of Twitch\u2019s community guidelines, it states: \u201cOccurrences of in-game nudity are permitted, so long as you do not make them a primary focus of your content and only spend as much time as needed in the area to make progress.\u201d However, it also clarifies that games where this content is \u201cmain focus\u201d are entirely prohibited. It could be argued that the anime game xQc was playing did make this content the main focus. xQc has not addressed the ban publicly, other than posting an image of Pepe the frog with the caption \u201ctoo much juice this time.\u201d Twitch does not comment on community guidelines violations to respect the privacy of users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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