Social network X now officially authorizes pornographic content

The platform has already been full of them for many years. The social network X (formerly Twitter) has officially authorized the publication of erotic and pornographic content since Monday June 3. “We believe that users should be able to create, distribute and view sexual content as long as it is produced and distributed consensually”indicates the network on the page entitled “adult content” of its updated regulations.

X nevertheless ensures “prevent this content from being visible to children or adult users who do not wish to be exposed to it”. It also claims to prohibit content promoting “(sexual) exploitation, abuse of minors and obscene behavior”. The social network had, until now, never formally banned erotic or pornographic videos or photos on its site since its creation, but had not officially authorized them either. In 2019, he touched on the subject by announcing the ban, as of January 1, 2020, of images including “violent sexual conduct”.

Photos or videos are now clearly authorized “depicting adult nudity or sexual acts of a pornographic nature or likely to arouse sexual arousal”according to the X website. This point of regulation also applies to content generated by artificial intelligence, animation and hentai, a Japanese genre of manga and hypersexualized cartoons.