Twitch updates attire policy to ban implied nudity, tightens rules on streamer clothing

Twitch has updated its attire policy to prohibit implied nudity, a move in response to a trend of streamers suggesting nudity using objects or black censor bars.

The platform views such content as disruptive for some users, despite streamers labeling it with the 'Sexual Themes' tag and wearing clothes off-camera. The revised policy strictly forbids any hint at nudity, and only allows cleavage for streamers identifying as women, provided nipples and underbust are not visible and the streamer is evidently clothed. The policy also insists on fully opaque clothing for coverage, disqualifying sheer or partially see-through attire.

Twitch requires streamers to correctly categorize their content, warning that misclassification could result in enforcement action. This update follows [https://www.eurogamer.net/twitch-updates-policy-on-sexual-content](Twitch's December changes to its sexual content policy), which allowed sexually suggestive content within set rules. Twitch is also developing new features like thumbnail blurring for 'Sexual Themes' labeled content and user settings for content filtering based on Content Classification Labels (CCL).