New Twitch policy could mean the end for paddling pool streamers

The controversy surrounding splash pool streamers hasn’t died down since permissive content creators got their own category on Twitch called Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches. Hot tub streamers “SpookyUnagi” and “SpoopyKitt” have already been banned multiple times this May.

They accuse the Amazon-powered platform of suspending accounts for “unjustified” reasons. The procedure at Twitch is typical: Streamers are banned, but there is often no justification for the process, even if both parties go to court. Both “SpookyUnagi” and “SpoopyKitt” affirm in their statements that they have done nothing differently in their streams than before. It looks like Twitch is trying to get rid of its paddling pool streamers.

Two bans in one week

After her second ban in a week, Unagi explained that she was completely in the dark and had no idea what she was doing in violation of the site’s rules. “Please tell me what I’m doing wrong,” she said, tagging Twitch on Twitter. “I do NOTHING differently than a year ago”.

“If Twitch wants to end bikini streaming, then so be it. It’s their business and their prerogative,” she added. “But the category still exists. Clearer guidance needs to be released. Twitch allows content creators to build a career and a life by producing content that they’ve allowed for a year. These are all freelancers who essentially ‘Work for’ Twitch, they buy houses, cars, assets, use the income to invest,” she said in another thread. “And now there are threats to take it all away with unjustified bans.”

New Twitch policy the reason?

Echoing her friend’s sentiment, streamer SpoopyKitt commented, “I’ve been hula-hooping in the hot tub for a year so I don’t know why it’s suddenly being considered ‘sexually suggestive’.”