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(Bloomberg) -- In the spring of 2023, a 12-year-old boy went live on Twitch, the popular livestreaming site owned by Amazon.com Inc., to eat a sandwich and play his French horn. Minutes later, about a dozen viewers joined him. Through Twitch’s chat, one asked him to do a somersault. Another requested that he show his muscles.Most Read from BloombergSEC X Account Compromised to Falsely Say Bitcoin ETFs ApprovedAmazon’s Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of StaffBottled Water Con...

Twitch, a live-streaming platform focusing on video games has been under fire lately for recent controversies about nudity and censorship.

Twitch is effectively banning the "topless meta" and other implied nudity streams with another update to its attire policy. Under the new policy, Twitch is cracking down on the "topless" or "black bar" meta by banning implied nudity in its new policy update.

Twitch's 'artistic nudity' drama has taken another turn, with the platform now issuing bans for implied nudity as well.

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The platform won't allow implied nudity that's been growing on the platforms topless or "black bar" meta

To make the livestreaming platform a ‘safe and welcoming place,’ the Amazon-owned company no longer allows implied nudity

Under the new policy, announced on Wednesday, streamers are no longer permitted to "imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude," and may not show a visible outline of their genitals, even if they're covered. Female-presenting streamers may show cleavage, as long as their nipples and underbust are covered, and "it is clear that the streamer is wearing clothing." The update is in response to the rise of popular streams known as topless or "black bar&#x22...

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