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Hot tub streaming, also known as hot tub meta, is a genre of livestreaming in which online streamers, most often women, stream in hot tubs or swimming pools wearing bikinis.[1] The practice was popularized on Twitch, by streamers such as Amouranth.[2]
Platforms
editOn May 21, 2021, Twitch added a streaming category titled "Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches" along with restating policies on nudity and explicit content.[3][4] This allowed online advertisers to choose to be advertised on hot tub streams or not.[5]
The platform Kick, has a similar category, with the option for users to hide the category, along with gambling streams, a feature announced by Trainwreckstv.
Controversy
editThe genre has garnered controversy from both streamers and viewers.[6] Streamer, Adin Ross stated the content is harmful to viewers, addicting, and called for the category to be banned.[7] Similar sentiments have been shared by streamers such as XQc, and others.
References
edit- ^ "Twitch hot tub streams explained: Bikinis, otters and controversy". CNET. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Asarch, Steven. "Hot tub livestreamers broadcasting in bikinis on Twitch have divided the platform's community". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Let's Talk About Hot Tub Streams". blog.twitch.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (2021-05-21). "Twitch launches a dedicated "hot tubs" category after advertiser pushback". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Culture, Kate Fowler Internet; Reporter, Trends (2021-05-24). "How Hot Tub Streams Took Over Twitch". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Jackson, Gita (2021-05-04). "No One Is Making You Watch the Hot Tub Twitch Streams". Vice. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Arias, Jackie (2023-01-22). "Adin Ross Wants Twitch to Ban Hot Tub Streams". Game Rant. Retrieved 2023-10-28.