Elon Musk has decided to end the puritanism that governs American social networks, where sexualization is acceptable as long as there is no female nipple or genitals in sight. In an update to its terms of service, X -formerly Twitter- … allows the publication of pornographic content. Of course, it must meet certain conditions: it must always have been produced with the consent of those who appear in it – something that can be difficult to prove – and it must be appropriately labeled.
«We believe that users have the right to create, distribute, and consume sexual content. “Sexual expression, whether visual or written, can be a legitimate artistic expression,” justifies the social network, which also accepts pornographic content generated by artificial intelligence or performed by animated characters. Specifically,
«This right, however, comes with the restriction that this adult content is not shown to minors and adults who prefer not to see it. We also prohibit content that promotes exploitation, lack of consent, objectification and sexualization, harm to minors and obscene conduct,” he adds.
Formula to label content.
To ensure that these conditions are met, the social network requires those who want to publish pornographic content to label it as such with the same tool that is used to warn of violent images, and will hide these tweets from all those who have not registered their date of publication. birth or is under 18 years of age. That label can be applied to individual messages or an entire account. “If a user posts content without warning, we will adjust the parameters,” warns X. Additionally, sexual content cannot be used in the avatar or header image.
Warning on an account that posts pornography.
Reactions to this change in conditions of use have been varied. From those who consider that it was a necessary change for a long time, to those who analyze it as a desperate move to achieve new income, since the initiatives to promote payment accounts do not seem to be giving the desired results. The New York Times even estimates that last year
“We do not want adult content on this platform, in any of its forms,” responds a user to the post in which the change is announced. “Oh really? “Everyone is asking for that content to be removed, not embraced,” agrees another. “Perhaps it would be a good idea to make a subsection in X, called XXX,” adds another with some irony. “Now I understand that it was renamed X,” several say.
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