Pornography now officially authorized on the social network X, former Twitter, owned by Elon Musk

La charte d'utilisation de X, le réseau social d'Elon Musk, autorise désormais les contenus à caractère sexuel, érotiques, pornographiques. Illustration MAXPPP – Quentin Déhais

The presence of erotic and pornographic content on X, formerly Twitter, is nothing new. But on the other hand, it is now official since Monday, June 3. 

Sexual content now accepted. The social network

"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 contents" 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".

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".

AI, animation and hentai

Photos or videos are now clearly authorized "featuring adult nudity or sexual acts of a pornographic nature or likely to arouse sexual arousal", according to the site X.

This regulation point also applies to content generated by artificial intelligence, animation and hentai, a Japanese genre of hypersexualized manga and cartoons.

The social network nevertheless says it prohibits content promoting "(sexual) exploitation”, attacks on minors and obscene behavior".

Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat have put in place heavy restrictions on erotic or pornographic content.

Since his takeover, in 2022, of Twitter, now X, Elon Musk has sought to make the social network a space for free expression, even if it means reducing content moderation.

Under his control, X lifted the suspensions imposed on several ultraconservative figures, notably Donald Trump.

Several organizations, including the Center Against Online Hate (CCDH), have accused the platform of allowing hateful messages or images to pass through.