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Put your clothes back on, Twitch streamers

Twitch updated its rules of conduct today to include the requirement that streamers dress "appropriately," meaning no "sexually aggressive clothing – including lingerie, swimsuits, pasties, and undergarments." This isn't a new policy and it isn't related to Twitch's $970 million sale to Amazon, Twitch PR Director Chase (just Chase) tells Joystiq in an email.

"This is a long-standing policy meant to create an open, supportive, safe environment for all gamers," Chase says. "We are not the fashion police and this is not a new policy, just clarity on a long-standing one rooted in common sense. In other words, don't broadcast naked or in lingerie, swimsuits, pasties and undergarments. We don't actually get many cases of dress code violations, but felt it should be clarified since our community has occasionally asked about specifics."

The updated policy notes that the dress code applies to both men and women. Basically, the rules boil down to, "Keep your shirts on, you sexy nerds."

Twitch employees don't actively monitor streams for dress code violations, Chase says: "If our community reports things they believe are against our rules of conduct, we will investigate the claim and determine repercussions at that time. Offenders are few and far between since we're really just clarifying what most broadcasters already know."

Twitch recently updated its policies to ensure that sponsored broadcasts are clearly labeled.