Specific banned words on Twitch Twitch considers these specific words – 'incel', 'virgin', and 'simp', just as bannable as racial, homophobic, or sexist slurs. Uttering these words will similarly result in a ban though potentially to a lesser degree.
You can use the "f word", swear, and curse as a Twitch streamer as long as they're not being used to harass or discriminate others. If as a streamer you regularly curse you should label your channel as mature to ensure that viewers know what they're about to watch. Can you say virgin or incel on Twitch?
On the December 16 2020 the phrase “Simp” was banned on Twitch. The word actually became popular in the 80s to describe a man who is “soft” or “sympathetic” towards a woman, however the term is now used to describe a man that regularly comments, donates, or otherwise interacts with a female streamer on Twitch.
Our policy prohibits the use of terms like “simp,” “incel” or “virgin” specifically when they are being used to negatively refer to another person's sexual practices.
Twitch's new harassment rules have come under fire for banning words such as “simp,” “virgin,” and “incel.” However, the Amazon-owned company has clarified the terms aren't being 'blanket banned,' and context will be taken into consideration.
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Urban Dictionary's top definition of a simp is “someone who does way too much for a person they like.” Other definitions on the crowdsourced online dictionary include “a man who puts the hoes before the bros,” and “a guy that is overly desperate for women, especially if she is a bad person, or has expressed her ...
Other banned words include nikamma (worth for nothing), nautanki (drama), dhindora peetna (blowing trumpet), khoon ki kheti (blood harvesting), Jaichand, tanashah (dictator), tanashahi (dictatorship), dohra charitra (dual personality), vinash purush (destructive man) and chelas (disciples or followers).
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Buzz Bingo recently conducted a study and found that the controversial yet popular Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel is the sweariest of streamers. The study found that Lengyel has a record of swearing 77 times every 15 minutes. This means 5.13 swears every minute on average!
Can you smoke weed while streaming on Twitch? Yes, as long as marijuana is legal in your state for recreational use, you can smoke it on your stream. In 2018, after California legalized marijuana purchases, Snoop Dogg famously smoked a blunt in front of his viewers.
TOS when it comes to guns in very fair. You cannot threaten or brandish knives firearms or weapons to yourself, others on your stream or your viewers.
It's not that Twitch banned the usage of the term, they just removed it from their tags, so that streamers can't tag their streams as “blind playthrough”. Now they must tag it as “no spoilers” and “first playthrough” to let the viewers know that spoilers and backseat gaming is not allowed.
“Simp” now joins a list of words, terms, and phrases that are banned on Twitch for being derogatory, racist, sexist, or harmful.
Originally a shortening of "simpleton," the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English traces usage of the noun simp to 1903.
Simping is just one of the dating trends that exist within many others and was created primarily by Gen -Z culture. A simp or simping refers to when someone obsesses over someone else who does not return their affection.
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In a subsequent tweet, the streamer announced that Twitch is a "bullsh*t a*s platform" and that the penalty was less the first time she was banned for an explicit wardrobe malfunction. "Got banned on Twitch for TWERKING.
Twitch Alcohol Policy
While there is no rule against being drunk on stream Twitch reserves the right to suspend any account at any time for any conduct that they determine hurtful or harmful. This means if you are heavily intoxicated and you are a danger to yourself you are in breach of their guidelines.