When Twitch said they were “closely monitoring” the “hot tub” meta, no one expected their verdict to come unannounced, least of all in this fashion. Arguably, the biggest hot tub streamer Amouranth, had her channel demonetized that left others in a bit of turmoil.
Twitch never confirmed that the demonetization was a penalty for her suggestive content but it’s not too difficult to assume. They were in hot water ever since people started abusing the ToS to turn hot tub stream into something of a meta. The Amazon-owned streaming platform claimed that they were closing monitoring the situation and it is not until now that concrete action has been taken against any of the streamers.
For someone of Amouranth’s stature, ad revenue racks up to a large amount, losing which may be significantly damaging. Suspending advertisements on her channel will close a big income avenue for her that Twitch assumed will probably demotivate other streamers into following the “hot tub” meta.
“Time to finish what we started: LAST HOT TUB STREAM,” tweed Amouranth, with two pictures, one where she’s in a swimsuit followed by her Star Wars cosplay. Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the LAST HOT TUB STREAM had a connection too obvious to ignore.
$500,000 a year is a hefty sum and giving up “hot tub” streams for it would make sense, even with her extended sources of income. Amouranth may have gotten in touch with Twitch support behind the scenes that influenced such a decision, but nothing can be confirmed unless the streamer shares more specifics.
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