What You Can't Say On Twitch! Terms Of Service Explained!

Unless you enjoy the occasional forced holiday also known as a Twitch ban its important to learn the dos and don'ts of the streaming platform and which topics, statements, and words you should best avoid.

Today we walk you through what you can't say on Twitch! and explain the Twitch Terms of Service!

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What does Twitch define as offensive speech?

According to the Twitch Terms of Service Offensive speech is defined by words and conversations that promote or encourage discrimination.
Harassment or violent speech is based on the following:

- ethnicity or race
- religious beliefs
- gender
- gender identity

Other bannable offenses include abuse against people due to their medical conditions, disabilities, physical characteristics, age, or veteran status.

Simply put, any slurs that could be perceived as an attack on a particular group are a definite no go. Depending on the severity it could result in a temporary ban or in some cases a permanent ban from the platform.

🕘Timestamps:

0:00 Video Start!
0:15 - Introduction
0:37 - Knowing the Rules of Twitch
0:49 - What does Twitch define as offensive speech?
1:27 - Do these rules apply to people on voice coms?
2:00 - Can I swear on Twitch?
2:30 - How to ban words on Twitch chat?
3:30 - Can I be banned on Twitch for jokes about threats, doxxing, or scams?
4:00 - Can I be banned for trolling in-game on Twitch?
4:50 - Brand building and swearing on Twitch
5:40 - Can I be banned on Twitch for my discord server?

How to Ban Certain Words In Twitch Chat

Step 1: From your channel settings, click “Moderation” on the menu on the left-hand side.

Step 2: Select “Blocked Terms and Phrases.”

Step 3: Set up words and phrases which will automatically be blocked in chat. Make sure to include similar and misspellings of the words as well.

Your mods will also be able to easily ban words using Twitch’s Mod View.

Additionally, you can customize a Twitch chatbot to help moderate your chat. Taking these steps upfront can prevent a lot of spammy trolling which will ensure that you and your community continue to have a good time.

The style of this video is similar to Alpha Gaming and Gaming Careers in parts. A large influence on this series has come from content creators like Wild4games and Nutty.

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[StreamScheme]

I'm not actually a twitch staff member it was a joke, but seriously George you're doing great, keep it up! Timestamps, guides, and more in the description and below!

🕘Timestamps:
0:15 - Introduction
0:37 - Knowing the Rules of Twitch
0:49 - What does Twitch define as offensive speech?
1:27 - Do these rules apply to people on voice coms?
2:00 - Can I swear on Twitch?
2:30 - How to ban words on Twitch chat?
3:30 - Can I be banned on Twitch for jokes about threats, doxxing, or scams?
4:00 - Can I be banned for trolling in-game on Twitch?
4:50 - Brand building and swearing on Twitch
5:40 - Can I be banned on Twitch for my discord server?

[lughtube]

This guy: If you’re a Minecraft stream you might want to think about whether you’re going to swear
TommyInnit:

[BWork]

I don't know what I got myself into, binge watching these videos when I should be asleep lol

[TuckOfIron]

"I'm an Australian, so..."
Me: He drops the C bomb as a term of endearment. I love this man.

[souleaterevans]

Don't forget that you can set certain words & phrases to "public" or "private" visibility. Public just means the mods you select can also see the word when viewing your banned phrases list. A private word/phrase is convenient if you have something personal you don't want in chat (name, phrase, etc.), but that you don't want to disclose to every person you mod as something that affects you.

[Narzioth]

Great point on being careful about what other people are saying on your stream. I hadn't considered that before.

[HeyItsProphecy]

1:27 - I honestly never once thought about this and it's so obvious. Thank you for the reminder! You absolutely do need to be careful who you add into voice coms while streaming.

[lazulimazee]

This is extremely helpful for when I make a twitch account, recently I deleted mine because I reread the ToS and found I'm too young to be on there. So when I am old enough and need an actual human translating the sometimes confusing ToS I know where to check back. :D

[oscarg]

Best of luck to all you fellow streamers.😎
I thought I’d say this in case any of us needed to hear this. You will all do great! I myself barely get 2-3 viewers right now and even then I’m just happy making content that can hopefully make others happy 😊
From some streamer to another,
Good luck and stay posted 😁👍

[briana]

As someone brand new to learning about streaming this is really valuable. Thank you for taking the time to make it! Who wants to put all this work in to get slapped with a ban because you can’t watch your mouth?

[Yummeosbada]

Stupid that other people saying something on stream makes you responsible for it. Basically makes game chat too risky

[MXDBZZ]

Wow not only is the video really good but you actually provide extremely helpful comments here. Highly appreciated!

[jameswright]

Hey friend, great video, everyone needs to watch this whether they are a streamer or viewer. Please keep up the fabulous work. We need more of this type of content on all platforms.

[FirechildGaming]

The auto mod cracked me the hell up on stream last night. Somehow the topic of fast food chicken came up in the chat and I got involved in the coversation. Someone commented "I hate Chick-fil-a. The breading sucks."

Auto mod flagged it for me and labeled is mysoginistic. I laughed for twenty straight minutes.

Let that be a lesson for ya. If you hate Chick-Fil-A you are a mysognist! Hahahahahah

[juixe]

Very professional
You’ll see me here again

[thomaswilson]

I stream told my mate about what that can and can't say thay didnt believe me and thay said the n bomb and I got suspended for 2 weeks and this video backs me up really helpful vid man keep it up

[JohnnyBeane]

Great advice! I don't swear on my streams but others do. Some people don't like it but it seems most of my audience doesn't mind it.

[CelestiaFaithVOD]

Thank you so much fr these tips! I have read the terms of services but hearing it again in a more simplified way from someone who actually has experience with the topic really helps that it sticks!

[mzzz]

0:44 that "shh" was the worst thing I saw this day

other than that, thank you for your explanation! this is helpful

[gsmith]

Good info, didn’t search but always enjoy watching your videos when they pop up