Korean streamers protesting Twitch’s shutdown from the country with NSFW contents
Hindustan TimesTwitch delivered a huge blow to its Korean streamers when it declared in December 2023 that it would stop its operations in the country, along with new community guidelines. Streamers are calling for a boycott MMO content creator, Asmongold, urged his fellow content creators on Twitter to either boycott Twitch or switch to other platforms, such as YouTube, Kick, or Rumble, arguing that Twitch’s “I don’t say it lightly but I think this is a legitimate situation where streamers should consider boycotting Twitch or moving to other platforms,” he said. In response to this situation, many streamers decided to protest in a unique and defiant way - by streaming content that violated Twitch’s community guidelines, especially the one regarding sexual or ASMR content. Several Korean streamers deliberately streamed explicit content, such as Daeyoung2 playing hentai and adult games on his channel, Irin Jjang wearing a skimpy outfit, or Dabyeol Jeong's aheago content that would normally be banned.
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