Twitch will now let users filter out or blur unwanted content.
Last year, Twitch introduced Content Classification Labels for streamers to tag their streams accordingly. Now these can be used to filter out streams that include mature content, sexual themes, gambling, drug use, and more.
Further, there’s now an option to blur stream thumbnails with sexual themes, so your homepage won’t be filled with inappropriate imagery.
The new feature follows a number of controversies on the Amazon-owned streaming platform.
Back in 2022, Twitch prohibited unlicensed gambling streams after several influential streamers threatened to strike. It’s a huge issue on the platform, with popular streamers like xQc losing millions of dollars to online casinos. Gambling can now be filtered out.