Elon Musk‘s X (fka Twitter) is now officially permitting customers to publish grownup and evocative content material at the platform, with some restrictions. The platform hasn’t ever limited or opposed grownup content material, however up to date laws introduced over the weekend disclose pristine caveats. Musk has prior to now hosted grownup content material with NSFW (now not shield for paintings) communities.
“We believe in the autonomy of adults to engage with and create content that reflects their own beliefs, desires, and experiences, including those related to sexuality,” X’s Grownup Content material web page reads. “We balance this freedom by restricting exposure to Adult Content for children or adult users who choose not to see it. We also prohibit content promoting exploitation, nonconsent, objectification, sexualization or harm to minors, and obscene behaviors,” the web page continues. “We also do not allow sharing Adult Content in highly visible places such as profile photos or banners.”
X defines “adult content” as any “consensually produced and distributed material depicting adult nudity or sexual behavior that is pornographic or intended to cause sexual arousal.” This additionally applies to AI-generated, photographic or animated content material comparable to cartoons, hentai or anime. Examples come with depictions of “full or partial nudity, including closeups of genitals, buttocks or breasts” and “explicit or implied sexual behavior or simulated acts such as sexual intercourse and other sexual acts,” X says.
In a commentary to Time limit, a rep for X mentioned: “We launched Adult Content and Violent Content policies — but what we enforce against has not changed – we launched these policies to clarify our Rules and increase transparency on our enforcement. These policies replace our former Sensitive Media and Violent Speech policies which means we continue to act on these types of content with the exact same philosophy.”
Earlier than Musk took over Twitter in October 2023, Reuters reported the week prior to now that Twitter estimated grownup content material constituted 13% of posts at the platform.
Consistent with the grownup content material insurance policies, customers who steadily publish grownup content material are being requested to regulate their media settings that parks all photographs and movies at the back of a content material ultimatum that must be said earlier than it may be seen. There is also an possibility of including a one-time content material ultimatum on particular person posts. Consistent with the insurance policies, failure to mark the posts will lead to X adjusting the account settings for the person.
