Elon Musk's Twitter/X Platform Now Officially Allows Porn Content

The social network X (formerly Twitter), owned by American businessman Elon Musk, has allowed the posting of erotic content. This is stated in the updated X rules.

‘We believe that users should be able to create, distribute, and consume sexually explicit material as long as it is created and distributed with consent. Sexual expression, both visual and written, can be a legitimate form of artistic expression,’ the social network explains its decision.

Any content produced can be shared, including AI, anime, hentai, photos, and cartoons. 

The only condition is that the image should not be placed on users' avatars or covers and must contain labels about sensitive content.

At the same time, accounts of users under the age of 18 will not have the technical ability to open posts with pornographic content.

Content that promotes sexual exploitation, lack of consent, objectification, sexualisation or harm to minors, as well as indecent behaviour, remains prohibited for publication.

As a reminder, Elon Musk acquired Twitter at the end of October 2022, before the US elections. Musk claimed that the company was spending too much money and began to lay off employees en masse, reducing the staff to 7,500 people. 

Since then, Twitter has been repeatedly accused by organisations and individuals of copyright infringement, plagiarism, spreading Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine, promoting terrorism, supporting Hamas terrorists, spreading anti-Semitic content, and much more. 

In June 2023, 17 music publishers filed a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter/X for copyright infringement.

Subsequently, Musk announced that he was introducing new rules for the social network and unfreezing some previously blocked accounts. On 23 July, the new owner announced the rebranding of the social network and the change of its name and logo.

During this time, the company's shares plummeted, and it lost 55% of its value. Elon Musk bought the social network for $44 billion. Last year, X's value was only $19bn.