Kickstarter apologises for its criticised adult content rules
Kickstarter has apologized for its recent adult content guidelines, acknowledging that they were poorly received by the community. The company's COO admitted that the new rules were too restrictive and did not align with Kickstarter's core values. As a result, Kickstarter will revert to its previous guidelines while working on new ones to better support creators.
- ▪Kickstarter faced backlash after introducing new guidelines for adult-oriented projects.
- ▪The COO admitted that the updated rules were an abandonment of Kickstarter's core values.
- ▪Kickstarter will revert to previous guidelines while addressing issues with its payment provider, Stripe.
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Home News "Honestly? We botched it" - Kickstarter apologises for its criticised adult content rules, and for betraying its "f*ck the establishment spirit" "The decision we made wasn't the right one." Image credit: Adobe Stock <img alt="Robert Purchese avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="1024" height="1017" > News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor Published on May 20, 2026 16 comments Crowdfunding website Kickstarter - a place many video game projects have originated - has issued an unflinching apology after 'botching' new guidelines it released last week.
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