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X has new rules that officially allow porn now

Independent

X changes its rules to allow explicit pornography

Elon Musk's social media platform X has updated its content policies to officially allow pornography if it's consensual and clearly labeled. The new policy says "Sexual expression, whether visual or written, can be a legitimate form of artistic expression."

Al Jazeera

Users who "regularly post" adult content will have to update their settings to ensure their posts are marked as sensitive material, with users under 18 or who haven't entered their birthdate unable to access such content.

The new rules, which apply to photographic, animated, and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated pornography, also ban users from posting adult content in "highly visible places" like profile photos or banners.

thehill.com

While the new polices are the first to officially allow porn, such content has never been banned on X. Internal data reportedly show it accounted for 13% of all posts in 2022 and has since risen in frequency due to bots.

TechCrunch

Posting on X has reportedly become a new source of revenue for adult content creators, particularly after Musk's launch of Twitter Blue, which allowed users to pay to see content in a similar fashion to OnlyFans.

Data from the UK's Children's Commissioner, reported in January 2023, also found that 41% of teenagers aged 16-18 discovered pornography on X, compared to 37% who found it on actual adult websites.

X Officially Allows Adult Content

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