Twitch stars Amouranth and Indiefoxx temporarily banned for being ‘too sexy’

Two of the biggest stars on Twitch have been slapped with temporary bans after sharing videos of themselves licking microphones.

Popular Twitch live-streamers Amouranth and Indiefoxx have been temporarily banned from the platform after sharing videos of themselves licking microphones.

Amouranth tweeted a bikini selfie to tell her fans about the ban which seems to be due to both streamers breaking Twitch’s rules on “sexually suggestive” content.

Twitch live-streamers Amouranth and Indiefoxx were temporarily banned.

Both Amouranth and Indiefoxx had been broadcasting the autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) licking streams from their beds before their ban.

Both creators lay sprawled across their beds and wore what looked like the TikTok-famous leggings that are intended to accentuate curves.

Amouranth’s ban was likely for breaking Twitch’s rules on “sexually suggestive

Streamer Amouranth had been licking her microphone as part of a new viral trend.

I’ve been banned on twitch
1 like = 1 second shorter ban…https://t.co/zQSBEIfY5xpic.twitter.com/vQULcCIv8L

— Amouranth (@Amouranth) June 19, 2021

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According to The Verge, this the latest example of Twitch dictating what content is “too sexy” for viewers and advertisers.

Twitch hasn’t publicly explained the ban, but it does have strict rules against streamers that “deliberately highlight” their “breasts, buttocks, or pelvic region”.

Twitch does allow ASMR content on the platform.

It also previously said “being found to be sexy by others is not against our rules” but this means Twitch is now facing backlash for seemingly deciding what is sexy and what isn’t.

Streamers continue to push boundaries on the platform.

Twitch streamer Indiefoxx was also banned after streaming a video of her licking a microphone on her bed.

Indiefoxx farted into the microphone in a stream viewed by children.

Men have also been known to fart on stream.

Most Twitch creators broadcast themselves playing video games, with fans able to chat with the streamer and send them money.

But the site also hosts other kinds of streams that aren’t necessarily about gaming – including some that involve the recent “hot tub” trend.

It’s been slammed by some as being a perceived violation of the platform’s community guidelines, which specifically prohibit sexually suggestive content.

Amouranth has 2.6 million followers.

Indiefoxx, one of Twitch’s most popular hot tub streamers, has been repeatedly banned from the platform.

Indiefoxx is back online after the ban.

Amouranth discussing the ban with her followers.

But the streams have proved enormously popular recently, with some of the biggest hot tub streamers pulling in hundreds of thousands of new subscribers in a matter of weeks.

Some critics say such videos have no place on a platform which skews to younger viewers.

According to Statista, as much as 38 per cent of all Twitch app users in the US last year were aged between 10 and 19.

This morning both Twitch stars were back on the platform.

This story was published by The Sun and reproduced with permission.