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Days after freeing the (fictionalized) nipple, Twitch is backtracking on its “artistic nudity” policy that allowed streamers to show illustrated, animated or sculpted renderings of breasts, butts and genitals. The announcement comes days after Twitch announced sweeping updates to its sexual content policy, which streamlined the platform’s community guidelines and allowed nudity in certain contexts, such as art streams. The reversal comes after many in Twitch’s art community, who have long rallied for the platform to…

Photo: Stanislav Kogiku (Getty Images)That didn’t take long: just two days after livestreaming giant Twitch announced a more permissive approach to certain sexual content, including “artistic nudity,” the company has slammed on the brakes.How Does Gerard Pique’s New Twitch Indoor Soccer League Work?In a blog post shared today, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy announced an update to Wednesday’s update, particularly as it pertains to “fictionalized nudity,” noting “in making this update, we were trying to be responsive to these…

Twitch has quickly taken back its that permitted users to post sexual content as long as it was labeled. In , the company said it is not going to allow any depictions of real or fictional nudity on its streaming platform. After giving users the green light to post “artistic nudity,” Twitch says some streamers created content that violated policy.The media streamed in response to the initial approval of sexually explicit content on Twitch was “met with community concern,” according to the update. The company said, “We…

Image: TwitchOn Wednesday, Twitch’s confusing policies regarding what kind of sexual content streamers can include—and what’s an absolute no-go—got a rewrite and a very clear blog post explaining the changes. The company says it wants its content creators “to feel confident they understand our rules” and “viewers to feel confident they will get the experience they expect.”Google’s AI Isn’t a Gimmick, It’s the Future | AI UnlockedThe headline-grabbing change under Twitch’s newly “streamlined” sexual content policy is that…

Tilda Swinton has been posing in different costumes for the Observer’s photographer and, as I arrive, has just changed into tartan trousers, saucy two-tone shoes and is standing perfectly still as a hairdresser attends to a blond quiff that makes her look like an incredible exotic bird – or a dandy hooligan, although her face looks too seraphic to mutate into aggro. What you see almost at once is that Swinton is giving 100% to the task at hand while being obligingly considerate to everyone around her. The mix of…

Jonathan CoeThe Accidental Woman (1987)Often, when I’m making a long car journey, I’ll put in the flash drive that contains my whole music library and listen on shuffle. This library also includes some of my own novels on audiobook, so occasionally a chapter from one of my books will pop up between the Ravel and the Sufjan Stevens. When that happens, I’ll skip forward hastily.The Accidental Woman by Jonathan Coe.But not when it comes to Sophie Ward reading my first published novel, The Accidental Woman. Then, I usually…

Tokyo, Japan, May 25th, 2023, Chainwire Herencia Artifex promotes collaboration across art world boundaries and provides a venue for artists of different backgrounds and styles to come together and produce creative works. The project name “Herencia Artifex” (abbreviated HXA) is Latin for “Herencia” (inheritance) and “Artifex” (artist). The HXA project aims to use NFT to pass on outstanding artists and crafts. This genre-transcending artistic collaboration in the Web3 space will give birth to new art forms and…

Having achieved impressive box office results with its Vermeer film, the Exhibition on Screen strand makes bit of a detour from its comfort zone with its latest film: an overview of artistic takes on Japan’s megalopolis and capital city, ranging from Edo-era paintings to street performance events. Having established itself by largely focusing on the golden eras of art history, dominated by the big names of the Renaissance and the late 19th century, here the net is spread to include contemporary artists who will be…

Image: Ashton GallagherIn the world of pop culture art, few artists are as precise and detailed as Ashton Gallagher. His works are so gorgeous, so evocative, so effortlessly excellent, his paintings are regularly mistaken for photos. But they’re certainly not photos. Gallagher puts painstaking time into creating his paintings, and not only is he bringing a new group of them to Los Angeles this week, he’s let io9 in on the process behind one of the pieces.“Mini Portraits V” opens May 12 at the Gallery 1988's Pop-Up…

MEXICO CITY — A spotlight fell in the darkened concert arena on a long table strewn with drinks, ashtrays and dinner plates, as if a leisurely meal had just taken place. Sitting around it were a dozen musicians and Antón Álvarez Alfaro, the Spanish singer known as C. Tangana, who was holding court in a pin-striped, double-breasted suit. Once known as a flashy rapper on the Latin trap scene, Álvarez, 32, has reinvented himself in recent years, creating a rich sonic universe that blends traditional Spanish, Latin American…