Twitch , Amazon's livestreaming platform, is primarily a service focused on letting audiences watch others play video games . In recent months, livestreams featuring bikini-clad people in hot tubs ...

Popular Canadian Twitch streamer xQc goes on the record regarding hot tub streams in the Just Chatting section and he's unimpressed.

Streaming platform Twitch has introduced a new category on the platform for the rising genre of hot tub streams, after the leading swimwear streamer found herself demonetized.

Twitch trends come and go, but one thing remains constant: the endless debate around what women should be allowed to wear on the platform. Now it comes in a summery new flavor: hot tub streams ...

A wave of women streaming in bikinis - the 'hot tub meta' trend - has caused an uproar on Twitch, where critics claim it cheapens the platform.

Pools. Hot Tubs, and Beaches is officially a new category on Twitch. Photo: Florence Ion/Gizmodo Twitch has officially released its policy on creators who livestream from hot tubs: It’s OK, as ...

Twitch users are outraged over a new trend, dubbed "Hot Tub Meta," on the gaming-centric streaming platform, in which female streamers sit half-naked in hot tubs while chatting with viewers.

The controversy surrounding hot tub streams on Twitch is messy, regarding issues including sexism and suggestive content accessibility by minors.

The rise of people streaming in pools and hot tubs has created a dilemma for Twitch, one they finally addressed on Friday.

Twitch pointed out in its announcement that hot tub meta works because Twitch allows for swimwear in “contextually appropriate” settings (such as hot tubs).

After a monthslong controversy on Twitch over women who livestream in bikinis while in bath tubs, Twitch is creating a dedicated category for the hot tub streams: Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches.

A wave of women streaming in bikinis — the 'hot tub meta' trend — has caused an uproar on Twitch, where critics claim it cheapens the platform.