On May 21, popular streaming platform Twitch announced, and immediately introduced, a new genre section for the categorizing of streams titled: "Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches." The change may have been ...

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Twitch has seen a wave of streaming from hot tubs and pools over the course of 2021. Dubbed "hot tub meta" streams, this wave of women in bikinis has caused an uproar. Critics claim that this content ...

IT appears that Twitch is finally cracking down on a raunchy new “hot tub” craze that has swept the platform in recent weeks. On Tuesday, streaming mega-star Amouranth, real name Kaitlyn Siragusa, ...

The hot-tub meta has boomed on Twitch in recent months but has come under intense scrutiny from most of the community. People claim that most hot-tub streams are “sexually suggestive.” Hence, they ...

DEMAND for hot tubs rocketed during the pandemic — probably because they're all being snapped up by Twitch streamers. The live streaming platform, which is popular with kids, is a place where viewers ...

It's been a long time coming, but Twitch has finally responded to the hot tub stream meta that has been a huge talking point around the streaming community. However, the organization's response is ...

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Twitch has officially released its policy on creators who livestream from hot tubs: It’s OK, as long as the streamer is in swimwear that is “contextually appropriate.” The move comes days after it was ...

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