--- title: "Kickstarter Reportedly Forced To Ban NSFW Content By Stripe" url: https://daily.dev/posts/kickstarter-reportedly-forced-to-ban-nsfw-content-by-stripe-2hbejqb7i source_url: https://kotaku.com/kickstarter-is-the-latest-platform-seemingly-forced-to-ban-adult-content-by-payment-processors-2000695648 type: article source: "Hacker News" published: 2026-05-13T16:08:41.362Z updated: 2026-05-13T16:09:05.805Z tags: ["stripe", "payment-processing"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kickstarter Reportedly Forced To Ban NSFW Content By Stripe **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Kickstarter has updated its content guidelines to ban a wide range of NSFW material, including implied nudity, specific body parts, and adult content categories. Emails sent to creators suggest payment processor Stripe is behind the change, threatening to review and potentially shut down adult-oriented projects. This follows a broader trend of payment processors like Visa and Mastercard pressuring platforms such as Steam and Itch.io to remove adult content, suggesting a systemic shift in how financial intermediaries are shaping what content can be monetized online. The timing is notable given Kickstarter launched its 'After Dark' adult content newsletter just months prior. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Adult game developer claims SubscribeStar has "soft-banned" their NSFW game](https://daily.dev/posts/adult-game-developer-claims-subscribestar-has-soft-banned-their-nsfw-game-rqupddwiq) · GamesIndustry.biz · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Valve no longer permits games with "mature themes" to release in early access](https://daily.dev/posts/valve-no-longer-permits-games-with-mature-themes-to-release-in-early-access-wogylkijn) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#stripe](https://daily.dev/tags/stripe), [#payment-processing](https://daily.dev/tags/payment-processing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kickstarter-reportedly-forced-to-ban-nsfw-content-by-stripe-2hbejqb7i)