• abbadon420@lemm.ee
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    I mean, they’re not wrong. It is a sensitive social issue. There’s a more than average chance of a lgbtq+ discussion ending with heated arguments and angry words to the point where mod intervention is needed. They don’t want that, because they’re afraid it’ll cost money.

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      “Hey everyone, I’m a trans gamer wh-”

      :gets flagged, demonitzed, and mass reported:

      Yes, some people are that sensitive. No, I did not just exaggerate. I would never wish for your identity to be boiled down to a “sensitive societal issue”. It should be a non-issue. They are wrong for doing this.

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      Sounds more like a problem of failing to moderate bigotry, not a social issues problem. The existence of LGBTQ+ people who stream is not a social issue; assholes demanding they go away is

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        That is exactly what a “social issue” is. Bigotry, racism, sexism, all “social issues”. They’re not political issues, or economic issues or environmental issues. No, they’re social issues. Issues where people with differing social values cannot come to an immediate agreement. A social issues.

        Moderating these issues are a notorious problem for all social media platforms. It’s been a topic of debate,even political debate for years now. Mostly about racism and cyber bullying, but lgbtq+ discrimination can go here as well.

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      Saudis also use twitch a lot in an indirect way - lots of sportswashing investments including esports which includes twitch deals. LGBTQ+ is pretty controversial as far as global politics are concerned. It seems like people in the West often forget there’s only a handful of countries that don’t immediately jail or kill you for these things worldwide.