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A significant part of the criticism centers on Twitch’s culture, which is viewed as increasingly toxic and unregulated. The platform is infamous for featuring fringe communities—furries, oggducts, or bizarre fetishes—on its homepage, often viewing the content through a lens of permissiveness that many consider inappropriate.
During recent conversations, viewers pointed out the absurdity of some community standards, such as content featuring anthropomorphic animals, or “deer” personas that seem more fantasy than reality. These bizarre portrayals are often criticized as symptomatic of a platform that has strayed from its original focus on gaming into more niche, and sometimes disturbing, communities.