And two!
This is the second time in less than a year that the famous host Samuel Étienne has been banned from Twitch, a live video platform.
The journalist from France Télévisions explained via his Twitter account the reasons for his suspension for a period of 24 hours.
It was a passage from his daily press review “
La Matinée Est Tienne
” that displeased the moderation teams.
Indeed, for a short moment, a naked couple appeared on the screen.
An image from a file in the daily
Liberation
on the male contraceptive pill.
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“
Nothing shocking seen from France.
No one was moved by this file, this article, this photo, no complaint was filed.
But here it is, Twitch is an American platform, owned by Amazon with a nudity policy that does not know (or does not want) to distinguish information from pornography
, ”he explains.
Moderation regularly criticized
After having criticized a “
puritan
” moderation, he recalls that it was already the question of nudity which earned him a three-day suspension in November 2021. The streamer had presented an article from Le
Parisien
relating the evolution of the representation of nudity on French television since the 1950s.
The streaming site's moderation policy is regularly criticized.
While images of nudity for educational purposes are prohibited, other excesses are authorized.
Thus, Twitch strangely allows to film the so-called “
Hot tubs
” videos.
People filming themselves in their swimming pool, most often displaying more than suggestive outfits and poses.
Contacted, the company has so far not responded to requests from
Le Figaro
.