The homepage algorithm is based on user behavior, and a TikToker calls out a Twitch streamer for saying in a since-deleted video that his homepage is just “tits.”
Joshua (@sg exel), a TikToker and Twitch streamer, claimed in a now-deleted video that his recommended videos on Twitch are just “tits,” and displayed a video of his Twitch homepage.
Nolan (@thatguynolan_), a TikToker and fellow Twitch streamer, claims that the Twitch homepage algorithm is based on user behavior in a stitched video he posted on Tuesday. It shows his own suggested videos based on his searches and viewing history.
As of Wednesday, Nolan’s video had over 372,000 views, and in the comments, people were talking about Josh’s response to the videos he suggested. Another commenter suggested that Nolan create a new Twitch account to see what the service would display on a brand-new user’s homepage. He demonstrated in a response video that there was “not a booby in sight so far” on the homepage by opening a new account in an incognito browser.
Josh says he thinks his Youtube history may have played a role in Twitch’s recommendations, showing an ASMR channel that he is subscribed to, in response to the numerous TikTok calls-outs. Additionally, he displays the Twitch streamers he follows, claiming that their audiences are “very different” from those of the promoted videos on his homepage, his YouTube subscriptions, according to many commenters, wouldn’t have any impact on the Twitch algorithm, which is said to be based on “watch history” rather than just the people he follows on Twitch.
Josh says he has no issue with women creating sexual content but doesn’t believe that kind of content should be on Twitch at all in a response video to a TikToker who insulted and called him out on his first, now-deleted TikTok.
Josh also expresses his frustration with Twitch for allegedly violating their community guidelines by allowing sexual content like the streams on his homepage. The Twitch platform restricts content that involves nudity or is sexual in nature.
While some commenters concur that Twitch has shed its reputation as a streaming service exclusively for gamers, others argue that all content platforms inevitably “evolve” over time in terms of what appeals to viewers.
