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Twitch has recently updated its terms of service and one change people seemed to have noticed right away is that the contextual use of the words ‘simp,’ ‘incel,’ and ‘virgin’ will not be permitted on the platform.

There’s been a long history of Twitch and it’s off & on approach to their terms of service as well as the enforcement of it so people haven’t missed the opportunity to take the company over its selection of these words specifically. 

To make matters worse people are still upset about the massive removal of Twitch vods due to a sudden update in regards to Twitch’s approach to licensed music. Thousands of videos were issued DMCA claims and promptly removed. This might have been a good opportunity to address those issues as well.

In the past Twitch hasn’t been the best about responding to claims of sexual harassment within its community so its nice to see them finally trying to tackle the issue but it’s probably going to take a lot more than a few banned words.

We’re hoping for the best on today’s edition of Inside Gaming but between the DMCA issues, the nature of harassment on the internet, and Twitch’s relationship with the military this past year we aren’t holding our breath for any immediate changes.

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SOURCES 

[Twitter] @Slasher https://bit.ly/3ntAPph

[Twitch] Well, that happened https://bit.ly/3gYht9c

[Twitch] Hateful Conduct and Harassment [NEW] https://bit.ly/2WoYQSj

[The Verge] Twitch bans ‘simp’ https://bit.ly/3afuE4i

[Twitter] @Slasher https://bit.ly/2K442bV

[The Verge] TWITCH RECKONS WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AS IT BEGINS PERMANENTLY SUSPENDING STREAMERS https://bit.ly/2LKIUI6

[Twitter] @Slasher https://bit.ly/38cmBCB

[Ars Technica] Twitch explains confusing copyright crackdown, urges users to delete videos https://bit.ly/2J2hVGW

[GameRant] How the Military Uses Call of Duty As A Recruitment Tool https://bit.ly/3hQU2OE

[The Nation] The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens https://bit.ly/30M3PhN

[Vice] The U.S. Army Twitch Channel Is Banning People for Asking About War Crimes https://bit.ly/3gW80xs

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