Kickstarter rolls back its mature content policy after outcry
Kickstarter has reversed its recent changes to its mature content policy following backlash from creators. The platform initially updated its rules to align with its payment processor, Stripe, but faced criticism for being too restrictive. Kickstarter acknowledged that the changes contradicted its core values and has reinstated its previous, less specific guidelines while still prohibiting pornography and illegal content.
- ▪Kickstarter faced backlash for its new mature content policy.
- ▪The platform's changes were initially made to align with Stripe's rules.
- ▪Kickstarter has reinstated its previous guidelines, which are less restrictive but still prohibit pornography.
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News Social Media Kickstarter rolls back its mature content policy after outcry It explained that it created the new rules due to Stripe's policy. By Mariella Moon May 20, 2026 12:12 am EST Kickstarter Kickstarter has retracted the new set of rules around mature content that it released last week, following an outcry from creators whose campaigns are affected by the change. While the platform still allowed "romance and spicy literature, including comics" under that policy, it enforced stricter rules around pornographic and sexually explicit content. Now, Kickstarter has admitted that the response it got from its community let it know "loud and clear" that the crowdfunding platform got it wrong, so it's going back to its previous rules.
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