Our Rules are subject to change at anytime, and include but not limited to the Twitch TOS. For any inquiries or content removal please email: intlprotestsmedia@gmail.com Update 12-11-2020: https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2020/12/09/introducing-our-new-hateful-conduct-harassment-policy/ We will be updating our rules and moderation shortly to align with new twitch policies. ------------------------------------ However, we allow users to discuss content that is hateful or harassing for the purposes of education, as long as this context is clear. As per the Twitch guidelines. ------------------------------------ Do not promote violence. i.e. don't say something **should** happen to people. We can't control what people do on stream. No racism. No hate speech. No spam. No breaking TOS including sharing of personal details, phone numbers or address https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/terms-of-service/ . Thank You **Protected Characteristics** defined by Twitch: >race, ethnicity, color, caste, national origin, immigration status, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, serious medical condition, and veteran status. **Protected Groups** defined by Twitch: >We define ‘protected groups’ as a subset of the population with a shared protected characteristic. Every Twitch user falls into multiple of these protected groups. Twitch affords every user globally equal protections under this policy, regardless of their particular characteristics, and we don’t make exceptions to these standards based on protected characteristics. 1. No Inciting or promoting violence against a **protected group**, e.g., “kill all the [protected group]” 1a. Promoting or expressing desire for a **protected group** to be infected and/or die from a serious disease 1b. Telling a user to kill themselves used in combination with a hateful slur, e.g., “kys [slur]” - The above will get you banned and reported to twitch. 2. Any chat message that perpetuates a recognized negative stereotype about a **protected group** as greedy or unintelligent. 2a. Chat messages that perpetuates negative associations between an animal and a **protected group** , or comparing a **protected group** to animals that are perceived as inferior or unclean 2b. Chat messages comparing a **protected group** to insects, pests, parasites, filth or diseases/viruses 2c. Chat messages suggesting that **protected group** members are sub-human, inhuman, or impure 2d. Chat messages insinuating that individuals with certain **protected characteristics** are criminals or terrorists 2e. Chat messages Referring to a **protected group** as property or things 2f. **Intentionally** referring to someone using a pronoun or form of address that does not correctly reflect the gender with which they identify, including repeating such addresses after being asked to stop - The above will get you banned and reported to twitch. 3. Support for or promotion of outdated, discriminatory genetic or anthropological theories, including eugenics. 3a. Claims of divine sanction for hostility toward a **protected group** 3b. Negative statements related to mental health, e.g., **“[protected characteristic]** is a form of insanity” 3c. Negative statements related to hygiene, e.g., “[**protected group**] are all smelly” 3d. Expressions questioning a group’s worth, e.g., “[**protected group**] are useless” 3e. Statements suggesting inferiority of a **protected group**, e.g., “[**protected group**] are just worse at gaming” 3f. Statements questioning the moral integrity of a **protected group**, including statements suggesting that a **protected group** are all cheaters 3g. Chat Messages that implies that another contemporary culture is primitive 4. Support for denying right to political participation, e.g., “[**protected group**] should not be allowed to vote” 4a. Support for limiting participation in the workplace, e.g., “we shouldn’t hire [**protected group**]” 4b. Calls for exclusion from public services, e.g., “we shouldn’t spend tax dollars educating [**protected group**]” 4c. Calls for exclusion from online services based on **protected characteristic**, including suggestions that a **protected group** does not belong on Twitch 4d. Calls for controlling or dominating a group of people, including glorifying a period because a **protected group** was subjugated during that time, e.g., “slavery was the glory days of America” ------- vip is for folks who consistently assist the cause with information and links; what they say and believe is not what the channel believes in a whole. I.e. their thoughts and statements are not a reflection of this channel. Vip is given and taken away at the discretion of the channel as a whole.