{"id":8975,"date":"2022-03-16T13:55:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getonstream.com\/?p=8975"},"modified":"2022-10-19T06:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T06:38:19","slug":"are-you-allowed-to-curse-on-twitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getonstream.com\/are-you-allowed-to-curse-on-twitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Allowed To Curse On Twitch? – [Answered]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you are starting to stream on Twitch and know that you occasionally curse or swear in your daily vocabulary, you may be worried about getting a ban. Twitch has a fairly young demographic so you may be wondering what the rules are for swearing or cursing.
In this article, we are going to take a look at whether or not you are allowed to curse on Twitch? Even if you are allowed should you do it? Let’s jump in and take a look!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, you are allowed to curse on Twitch. While you are allowed to curse, you are not allowed to direct hate towards other people on the platform including other streamers and your viewers. As long as your swearing is not directed at anybody in particular you will be okay. If you swear regularly you should mark your stream as “For Mature Audiences”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if you have let a swear word slip out and have scrambled to this article worrying about getting banned you don’t need to worry. Your channel will be just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have said something bad about someone or harassed someone then you may be in a different position. First the clip of you saying something would likely have to be reported before anyone at Twitch saw it. Once it has been reported, someone at Twitch will review the clip and decide whether or not you should be punished. Twitch are mainly looking for harassment or aiming your swearing at someone before they take action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are both pros and cons to swearing on Twitch. Ultimately I can’t tell you what to do and it should come down to your personal preference. I will however outline some of the benefits and drawbacks that come with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you naturally curse in your day-to-day<\/strong> language and that is your personality, I would recommend just being yourself. While some people play a character on Twitch that can get taxing and feel much more like a job. If you have to get up every day and self-censor yourself, you may burn out much quicker than if you were genuine on stream. Chances are your audience will find you much more real and relatable if you just be yourself anyway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The downside of cursing on Twitch is that you may alienate a portion of the potential audience as well as rule out some sponsors. The reason Ninja was able to become so big was that he stayed “family-friendly”. Parents of children knew that they could let their kids sit down and watch ninja without him swearing or saying anything not family-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brands feel more comfortable working with people who have a family-friendly<\/strong> stream. Of course, they don’t want their brand to be involved in anything controversial. Swearing on stream doesn’t completely rule you out from brand deals but not swearing will open the doors to working with more brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you do plan on swearing a lot and talking about mature topics on stream, you should mark your channel as “For Mature Audiences”. Follow the steps below to mark your channel for Mature Audiences:<\/p>\n\n\n\nShould You Avoid Swearing On Twitch?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Benefit Of Cursing On Twitch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Negative Of Cursing On Twitch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How To Mark Your Stream For Mature Audiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n