Civitai, a hugely popular site for sharing AI models and a critical piece of infrastructure for AI-generated pornography across the internet, yesterday announced that it will now ban content depicting incest, self-harm, and fetishes featuring “bodily excretions” like urine, vomit, menstruation, and diapers, following pressure from payment processors. The site is also demonetizing content featuring the likeness of real people and making it harder to find.
“As many of you know, the world of AI content is under increasing scrutiny - from regulators, legislators, and the general public,” Civitai said in a post explaining the policy and content “adjustments.” “Platforms like ours are being held to higher standards around safety, legality, and accountability. We’ve always striven to be a place for innovation, creativity, and openness, but some things have to change in order to continue operating, growing, and protecting our users.” Depictions of firearms being pointed at people and “mind-altered states” like hypnosis are also now forbidden on Civitai.