

Female Twitch streamers deal with issues that their male peers often don't, usually relating to the way they dress or asking about their relationship status. Part of why this controversy sees such heat is likely because it's centered around female streamers. But more recently, some Twitch viewers grew disgruntled as these hot tub streams began taking over Twitch's front page. Some content creators such as Kiaraakitty, took advantage of this early on, with it turning into quite the hustle for some streamers.

While previously, streamers were not allowed to wear swimwear on Twitch, this rule was changed to fit contextual settings, such as if a streamer were doing an IRL session at a beach. Hot tub livestreams started a while back in 2019 when Twitch updated its guidelines. RELATED: Twitch Streamer xQc Goes on Rant Against Cancel Culture The History of the Hot Tub Meta on Twitch Others take issue with this type of content being posted on what was "originally" a gaming website, but the controversy stretches far deeper.

The issue with this is, according to many, is that Twitch doesn't allow sexually explicit content, and content creators are using a loophole in Twitch's rules to make money, which is partially how Amouranth rose to such popularity, and many people aren't okay with it. The controversy has struck split opinions among many big names in the streaming community. The controversy known as the "hot tub meta" on Twitch started gaining traction a couple of weeks ago when screenshots of women in bikinis during livestreams surfaced online, with many users taunting Twitch for having "devolved" as a platform.
