Twitch bans slurs and hateful language targeting protected characteristics (race, religion, gender, sexuality, etc.), including derogatory terms, slurs, and proxies like "Zionist" used to demean people, plus promoting violence, hate speech, or dehumanization, enforced via Hateful Conduct Policy and AutoMod filtering for discrimination, hostility, and vulgarity, but it's context-dependent, not just specific words.
In addition to content prohibited by our Community Guidelines, we also prohibit the following from use in emotes:
Usernames and display names created on Twitch may not include:
Respect Twitch Policies
You should only create tags that adhere to Twitch's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. Examples of content prohibited from use in tags by our Community Guidelines includes, but is not limited to, the following: Hateful conduct, such as offensive slurs, symbols, and stereotypes.
For certain content types (Mature-Rated Games; Significant Profanity or Vulgarity; and Politics and Sensitive Social Issues), these will be flagged only via a short on-screen overlay once the stream loads. The on-screen overlay will be available in a collapsed state in the video player for the duration of the stream.
We do not permit the visible outline of genitals, even when covered. Broadcasting nude or partially nude minors is always prohibited, regardless of context. For those who present as women, we ask that you cover your nipples and do not expose underbust.
In conclusion, Twitch does not host +18 content as part of its commitment +☎+1 (855) 503- 4879 to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all users.
To make $1,000 a month on Twitch, you generally need around 50-100 consistent average viewers, but this depends heavily on diversifying income streams beyond just ads, focusing on subscriptions, donations, bits, and sponsorships for more reliable earnings, with 100 average viewers often hitting that mark through a mix of revenue.
To change mature content settings:
Step 1 – From your Home dashboard, click “Settings” then click “Stream”. Step 2 – Under Mature Content, click the toggle so it shows a tick and turns purple, this means the feature is enabled.
Cursing/swearing is fine on Twitch. But the examples you've given fall into the category of bigotry and abusive language. Those go against TOS, and if reported they should in theory be banned.
The number 1 Twitch streamer, based on most-followed, is Kai Cenat, an American streamer known for comedy and subathons, with over 20 million followers, followed closely by Spanish streamer Ibai and veteran streamer Ninja, but the top spot can vary by metric (followers, subscribers, viewership hours) with figures changing frequently.
For instance, if you decide to gift 100 Tier 1 subscriptions, you're looking at an investment of about $499 before fees are deducted by Twitch—who typically takes around half unless the streamer has negotiated a better deal through their Partner Program.
Twitch didn't always use to require usernames be four characters or more. It was some time around 2014 when they made that change, so accounts older than that can have usernames that are 3 letters.
Average streamer earnings on Twitch
Small streamers generally make a few hundred dollars per month, between $50 and $1500. Mid-tier streamers can make around $5000 - $30,000 per month, whereas top-tier streamers can make $1,00,000 - $2,00,000 monthly.
You can set your global chat filters preferences directly from your Chat settings on any channel. There are settings for Discrimination, Sexually Explicit Language, Hostility, and Profanity.
CEO Dan Clancy announced changes to the platform's Community Guidelines on Wednesday, allowing cute animated emotes where characters shake their butts and twerk will be allowed on the platform. Emotes help cultivate lively and active viewers in Twitch.
Getting drunk, acting reckless, or making drinking the main content equals not fine. The Vaping or smoking on stream. Chain vaping or blowing clouds into the camera equals risky. Twitch might flag it as self-destructive behavior or drug related content.
Content that requires the Mature Content tag:
Sexual or suggestive content, such as depictions of sexual behavior, adult concepts, sexual innuendo, and terminology intended for adults (e.g., sexual or suggestive phrases, quotes, sayings, etc.)
In order to register for a Twitch account you must be at least 13 years of age. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 who has registered on Twitch, please contact Twitch at [email protected] to have their account permanently deleted, along with any personal information.
5000 average viewers: $13,000 per month.
Income from Twitch, YouTube, and other streaming platforms counts as taxable income. Streamers are self-employed individuals who owe both income tax and self-employment tax. Expect to receive Form 1099-NEC if you earn over $600 in streaming income in 2025.
Yes, it is possible to make money from game streaming. Still, it's usually not easy since you have to build your profile for months or sometimes years to become a professional streamer, especially if you're starting from scratch.
Although Kick allows 18+ content, it doesn't permit the streaming of pornographic content. This includes full or partial nudity and overly suggestive or inappropriate content.
Twitch's nudity laws continue to shift: Cleavage is 'unrestricted', but no underboob allowed.
People used to promote their Onlyfans on twitch which is somewhat against the Twitch Terms of Service. Twitch have a very strict policy against promoting other services on their platform, this even includes subscription based services like Patreon.