Hot tub streamers abandon Linktree after crackdown on “inappropriate content”

A stealth change to how Linktree handles redirects to potentially inappropriate content has some of Twitch’s most prominent hot tub streamers abandoning the site. Linktree is a website that allows content creators to provide links to all their channels and pages in one neat place for viewer convenience. It hasn’t come without controversy, however. Many Twitch users have expressed concerns that being allowed to feature Linktree on channels is an exploit certain streamers use to indirectly promote their more adult-themed content. By having Linktree as an in-between from Twitch and sites such as OF, streamers can get around certain rules pertaining to what content is acceptable to link to on the platform. LinktreeLinktree now has a sensitive content warning. Linktree cracks down on mature content A stealthy update to how Linktree handles such links is forcing some streamers to move away from it in favor of similar tools without the same restrictions. On July 12, Linktree announced that they would begin enabling sensitive content labels by default on certain domains. Prior to this, users could manually choose to enable restrictions or not.  Read More: Pokimane slams sexist Twitch donator after “sh**ty” comments about Hafu If users click on a link…
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