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Why did Twitch ban the word “obese” from its predictions?

Olivia Richman • Apr 10, 23:56The Twitch community was shocked to learn that the streaming platform has seemingly banned the word "obese" from its predictions function.  During a recent broadcast, streamer Nmplol asked his chat to predict if he would be overweight or obese when he stepped on a scale to be weighed. But he was soon informed that followers were unable to select "obese" as an option. They started spamming the chat with this issue.  "And you won't let it type obese? [Is Twitch] that fucking sensitive? Come on,

indiefoxx was just banned from Twitch again, but why?

Olivia Richman • Apr 07, 15:34Controversial Twitch streamer Jenelle "indiefoxx" Dagres has been banned from the streaming platform for the fourth time in just a few months.  This time, it appears that indiefoxx was banned for not following Twitch's Terms of Service regarding donation use. indiefoxx was promising VIP status to viewers who donated to her, which goes against Twitch's guidelines. According to the platform's ToS, streamers can't unban viewers in exchange for donations.  indiefoxx was clearly frustrated with Twitch's decision and informed her fans that she would be giving