https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67747949 BBC Homepage * Skip to content * Accessibility Help * Your account * Home * News * Sport * Earth * Reel * Worklife * Travel * More menu More menu Search BBC * Home * News * Sport * Earth * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Culture * Future * Music * TV * Weather * Sounds Close menu BBC News Menu * Home * Israel-Gaza war * War in Ukraine * Climate * Video * World * US & Canada * UK * Business * Tech More * Science * Entertainment & Arts * Health * In Pictures * BBC Verify * World News TV * Newsbeat * Tech Twitch U-turns on 'artistic nudity' policy * Published 1 day ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Woman at a laptopImage source, Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Streaming platform Twitch has been forced to abandon a loosening of its policy on sexual content because it led to a flood of AI-generated nudity. It announced on Wednesday that more adult content was to be allowed, as long as it was deemed artistic. That prompted a torrent of digitally generated nudes, and by Friday the firm announced a U-turn. "Upon reflection, we have decided that we went too far with this change," CEO Dan Clancy said in a statement. He said some of the imagery that had been allowed under the new guidelines was "met with community concern". "Moving forward, depictions of real or fictional nudity won't be allowed on Twitch, regardless of the medium," he added Last week Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, issued a lengthy sexual content policy update to allow previously banned content, including: * deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks, or pelvic region * fictionalised (drawn, animated, or sculpted) fully exposed female-presenting breasts, and genitals or buttocks regardless of gender * body writing on female-presenting breasts, and buttocks regardless of gender * erotic dances that involve disrobing or disrobing gestures, such as stripteases The primary change involved the requirement for content creation labels on certain streams. Viewers were to provide consent before watching such a stream. Mr Clancy said the issue had proven more complex than initially envisaged. "Digital depictions of nudity present a unique challenge - artificial intelligence can be used to create realistic images, and it can be hard to distinguish between digital art and photography." The decision came after an outpouring of concern online from Twitch's art community about the volume of AI-generated nudes which began to bombard Twitch's art category since the policy change. This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Lunareth Allow Twitter content? This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter's cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose 'accept and continue'. Accept and continue The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. End of twitter post by Lunareth The only exception remains "incidental nudity" that appears in mature-rated games. "While I wish we would have predicted this outcome, part of our job is to make adjustments that serve the community," wrote Mr Clancy. "I apologize for the confusion that this update has caused." Related Topics * Streaming * Twitch * Artificial intelligence * Nudity More on this story * The streamers making big money by filming themselves sleeping + Published 20 August Kai Cenat * Onlyfans, Twitch and Snapchat rules 'impenetrable' + Published 9 August Girl confused looking at mobile * Is Kick really a threat to Twitch? + Published 29 June Amouranth appears to be accepting an award. She's dressed in a plunging, sparkly sleeveless red gown which almost matches her red hair. She's accessorised with a diamond necklace and elbow-length velvet gloves. 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