@knightenator: I was NOT expecting to see that Twitch had done this while I was filming this video. What do you think about Twitch removing this tag? #smallstreamers #twitchstreamer #smallstreamer #twitchaffiliate #streamer
They also fully blocked the TransRights, TransgenderRights, and TransRightsAreHumanRights tags.
2026-08-18 18:46:12
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Penndragon :
I'm gonna save you sixty seconds - Twitch is scraping VODs with AI by default and creators were using the tag "AIOptedOut" to protest. Twitch removed the tag. There you go.
2026-08-20 05:52:29
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The Mushroom Queen :
mmmmm so what we need to do is poison AI with a 24/7 stream of silence.
2026-08-18 21:34:19
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goldtrioprodkeyblade :
Ya didn’t hear this from me, but I plan on putting a ai disruption filter over every so I can protect my stuff.
2026-08-18 16:42:02
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Haley :
Couldn’t streamers add an anti-AI image overlay, like what artists do on their digital work?
2026-09-10 06:50:09
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Tux The Devil 😈 :
If the tag cannot be used, they'll just switch to another one, then another one etc. It'll be an never ending cycle as no one wants their content being used for training AI.
2026-08-18 16:53:49
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ShadowsOfAsh :
A lot of streamers have added it into their panels with a photo of Gen AI Opted Out or This Channel Doesn’t Support Gen AI, and now that they’ve deleted the tag I bet this whole situation is about to get a lot more protesting…
2026-08-18 16:07:01
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Coffee/Kain :
They just keep digging their hole deeper it seems...
2026-08-18 16:09:44
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honeycomb_doc :
If it’s toggled on by default wouldn’t that mean that they’ve already collected all pre-existing content and already used it, even if you toggle it off?
2026-08-19 03:31:29
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PerynCapybara :
new protest tag, #twitchCEOlikesfeet
2026-08-19 07:59:56
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ForBrit :
ima be honest. I dont think turning that "off" turns it off. if they want to scrape your content they'll do it anyway.
2026-08-18 16:47:41
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erockerr789 on twitch :
disappointed but not surprised
2026-08-18 16:03:59
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KaosDaReaper :
it might be time for everyone to just delete their twitch account. like a big migration. hopefully we'll get some solid alternatives. I Like Joystick but maybe if it had a SFW sister site
2026-08-19 02:59:18
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taz :
This is not true! The search bar you used in this video is only used for tags that are related to genres of games. There are only a handful of tags you can search for in that particular place and they are all things like “Platformer”, “MMO”, etc. Other commonly used tags like “Vtuber” “ADHD” “LGBTQ” also don’t show up in this search bar when you look for it, because it’s only for game genres. If you had clicked on the “Live Channels” tab directly next to Categories, it gives you a search bar where you can search for custom tags as normal. I don’t think it would be good for this video to stay up because even if it wasn’t your intention, it is still spreading misinformation
2026-08-19 23:25:24
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Scaredy_Skitty :
Even if you don’t stream on Twitch, go into your settings and opt out. Send the message that we won’t stand for this.
2026-08-18 18:46:49
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💥x𝕂𝔸ℝ𝕃𝔼𝔼x 💥 :
Ugh this still makes me so mad! Their response pissed me off even more.
2026-08-18 16:04:25
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Jackson :
honestly i wouldn't even trust that button, they probably put that there but it doesn't do anything. corporations have been doing stuff like that for years
2026-08-19 11:12:09
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delavanty :
they cant end a protest unless they stop.... if they start banning streams about the protest people will just not use twitch anymore
2026-08-18 18:05:50
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Rex :
as of writing, 'optedoutai' also functions and that's the one I've seen the most
2026-08-19 14:33:27
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storm🌈🍉 :
you can still use tags like: noai, noaihere, noaitraining
2026-08-18 16:34:21
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NotJohnKrakem 🐙 :
I strongly dislike this. what do we do? how do we voice ourselves?
2026-08-18 19:15:14
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flynn the seal 🦭 :
you need to go to live channels and type it in since it's not a category tag! i just checked and it's very much still abls to be searched!
2026-08-18 20:40:06
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user31085800238 :
the toggle also says turning it on doesn't opt you out
2026-08-18 19:13:25
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❣️vanilla beams❣️ :
I’ve been wanting to swap away from twitch and now maybe it’s time to start streaming anywhere else 😔
2026-08-18 16:43:16
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𝕽𝖔𝖆𝖉𝖐𝖎𝖑𝖑 :
Indeed has AI training "jobs" for $18-$20 an hour. I'll gladly let them use my content for AI training if I'm getting paid $18-$20 an hour
2026-08-18 16:39:07
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