- X is formally giving adult content the green light — with a few stipulations.
- AI-generated pornography is also allowed.
- But the content must be consensual, and must be labeled, X said.
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Elon Musk's X is formally giving X-rated content the green light, allowing adult images and video — with a few rules.
Users can share nudity and sexual content — including AI-generated pornography — "provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed," the company's policy says.
But there are checks in place. Content must be made and posted consensually and cannot be shared to "highly visible places" like profile photos or banners, X said.
Creators must also switch on settings that will cause a warning to appear atop their pornographic posts. Users under age 18 — or those who decline to provide a birthday — won't be able to click through.
Content that exploits or sexualizes minors is also prohibited, X said.
"We believe in the autonomy of adults to engage with and create content that reflects their own beliefs, desires, and experiences," the company wrote.
In March, Bloomberg reported that X was testing the ability for users to create NSFW communities.
And the platform's head of engineering, Haofei Wang, recently said it would make 'likes' private so people can like "edgy" content undetected.
Hidden 'likes' first rolled out to paying X subscribers in September.
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter — which he rebranded to X — the self-described "free-speech absolutist" has sought to loosen restrictions on content while also shrinking the platform's moderation.
Porn bots surfacing in readers' comments have gamed the algorithm changes that have prioritized engagement on posts, NPR reported earlier this year.
The bots have become so widespread that one go-to phrase advertising raunchy images has become a meme.