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Why don’t they just add a filter that is off by default and requires opting in and age verification? Is it purely legal liability and brand perception here, bec
by happytiger 3y ago
Why don’t they just add a filter that is off by default and requires opting in and age verification? Is it purely legal liability and brand perception here, because the technical hurdles are fairly trivial.
- SeanAnderson 3y agoCredit card processing is split between normal and high risk merchant accounts. Major CC companies tend to be significantly less interested in dealing with high risk accounts. If Twitch introduces content segregation then they're making it explicitly clear that they consider an aspect of their business higher risk. They don't want that.
- charcircuit 3y agoNormally this is handled by using separate processors for adult content, but that isn't quite so simple because of the existence of bits.
- ytoawwhra92 3y agoThat's just moving the problem somewhere else. NSFW content creators have a strong financial incentive to find ways to use SFW content as marketing for their NSFW content.