• MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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    3 months ago

    vtubers are streamers or content creators that use a puppeted avatar, instead of camera feed of their real face/body.

    Some avatars are quite risque, but this rule apparently only applies to the avatars, while the real stuff is still fair game.

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      3 months ago

      this rule apparently only applies to the avatars, but the real stuff is still fair game.

      WTF.

      I guess their biz model is in fact ehags then…

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      3 months ago

      This is just false, the policy applies to both real people and avatars. It’s even in the article if you bothered to read it.

      Their policies are mostly fine, it’s the lackluster and cherrypicking enforcement that is the problem.

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        2 months ago

        Where. I keep reading it over and over and the only one I can find is someone derisively commenting on “the same way it applies to other streamers”.

        Twitch guidelines are basically written in such a way that they can just freely do whatever they want and this “rule change” seems to continue in that spirit, singling out vtubers.

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      3 months ago

      So the model has to meet a new decency standard that’s higher than they demand of streamers who show their real bodies?

      Sorry I’m just confused if they are saying the digital model needs to cover the caster’s real hips, or if the digital model needs to be wearing clothes.

      As you can tell I’m pretty far from this universe :)

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        2 months ago

        Yes, the model. Vtubers typically don’t show their real appearance. Some do, but some don’t.

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      2 months ago

      The rules apply to everyone and they’re not new rules by any means. Just do it in the proper category and you’re good. The rules may be silly but they’re not targeting Vtubers in particular. It’s not that complicated, really.