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Twitch Faces Backlash Over New Facial Recognition Policies

11/17/2025

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Twitch has begun requiring facial recognition scans for UK users accessing mature content during account creation, first logins, or when viewing flagged streams.
Privacy advocates say biometric data may be insecure, citing a recent Discord breach that exposed sensitive information.
UK regulator Ofcom proposes barring users under 18 from monetizing content, affecting young Twitch creators.

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Twitch has begun requiring facial recognition scans for UK users accessing mature content during account creation, first logins, or when viewing flagged streams.
Privacy advocates say biometric data may be insecure, citing a recent Discord breach that exposed sensitive information.
UK regulator Ofcom proposes barring users under 18 from monetizing content, affecting young Twitch creators.