Streamer Laceykingxo received a 3 day ban for drawing an outline sketch of a womanss figure.
This… A Line Sketch Of A Butt?
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Another day, another Twitch controversy. Yet again, itâs a debacle concerning nudity and what will and wonât fly on the site â with a unique twist. Weâve seen the Twitch powers that be hand on punishment for offenses of this sort with wild abandon as of late, and, with the popular streaming platform seemingly so eager to axe its own content providers, it’s a wonder more personalities havenât given up and migrated over to Mixer or YouTube.
The most recent victim of the overzealous Twitch ban hammer is the relatively little-known Virginia-based streamer Laceykingxo. A gamer and apparent artist, she was given a three-day boot for showingâget thisâa nude painting. In truth, it wasnât even a painting, it was a rough outline or sketch of a nude woman, and itâs likely innocuous enough to go unnoticed among even the most conservative circles. Twitch disagreed, however, and saw fit to temporarily confiscate her account for violating its terms of service.
Those familiar with the platform will know this already, but Twitch is extremely inconsistent with its policies and will ban certain streamers at a momentâs notice while giving others an unreasonable amount of leeway. It has become the defacto example of hypocrisy at this point, but few will have forgotten the controversy which took place last July when the oft-maligned streamer Alinity was seen throwing her cat over her head on camera. Nothing ultimately came of the incident, but it sparked a major debate as to what is and isnât acceptable while streaming and who can and canât get away with certain things.
A month prior to that incident, ex-developer and battle royale competitor extraordinaire Dr Disrespect received a fourteen-day ban for live streaming from a bathroom at E3 2019. He later apologized for the stunt, but many still felt that he wasnât in the wrong to begin with. At the moment, Laceykingxo finds herself in much the same situation, forced to pay the price for something inane as an incomplete sketch.
Laceykingxo ?? @Laceykingxo
And THIS is what got me a 3 day ban on twitch. GG.
Please rethink how you guys do bans and ban people that actually deserve it. @Twitch
Beyond that, when it comes to nudity, Twitch seemingly canât keep its own rules straight. Revealing attire is nothing new in the streaming scene, and other streamers have gotten away with far more salacious stunts. Some have gotten away with wearing little more than body paint on camera, and yet they seem to have found themselves in the site administrationâs blindspot. In fact, Laceykingxo herself was caught wearing an outfit of which her own father didnât approve, and yet Twitch didnât take issue with it. Yet an incomplete rendering of a butt crosses the line? Its system is about as consistent as the one used by Twitter, and avid social media users will know that to be a pretty dire comparison.
Additionally, this comes just days after Destiny, a much more recognized streamer, received a ban for accidentally showing a sexually-explicit thumbnail for a few seconds. Though his gaffe was arguably more offensive, it doesnât change the fact that Twitchâs zero-tolerance policy is far too stringent. Few would deny the double standard the site has created, and Twitch needs to either firmly define exactly what will and wonât work on the site or relax its iron fist.