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• @mrhands31 @mrhands31 on bluesky

  I'm glad we got this apology from Kickstarter, and this is clear language on where the blame lies:  —  “The updates to the rules were primarily driven by requirements from our payments processor [...] [W]e've seen a growing number of campaigns [...] get suspended by Stripe mid-fu…

• @beesmygod @beesmygod on bluesky

  kickstarter is winning back my goodwill after being the first company i've seen finally lay out clearly who and what is responsible for the changes in TOS (that they walked back)  —  updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology- r...

• @newsnerd @newsnerd on bluesky

  Kickstarter has reverted its rule changes around adult content to the previous version in response to public pushback. updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology- r...

• @emberwickart @emberwickart on bluesky

  MARK THIS IS GOOD NEWS  —  updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology- r...

• @kellywhyte Kelly Whyte on bluesky

  Credit where it's due.  —  And that's on the folks who raised hell about this.  Thank you to all the creators, backers, and especially mature content creators who said something.  —  updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology- r...

• @seanmedgar Sean Edgar on bluesky

  Thanks for working with us, all.  I know this wasn't easy. updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology- r...

• @owenkcstephens Owen K.C. Stephens on bluesky

  @kickstarter.com has gone back to their previous adult content rules, while warning that Stripe may be an issue, as it has been in the past.  —  I approve of this temporary solution.  —  updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology- r...

• @actualadultjd JD Writes on bluesky

  One day I hope to read something like this from the PayPros.  I'm getting damn tired of this crap.

• @plusoneexp @plusoneexp on bluesky

  Great, but also part of the ongoing, back and forth, start & stop process that dosrupts creators projects and plans that KS has become totally comfortable with.  —  Anyway go back ttrpg.link/soothwardens  —  updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology- r...

• @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk Neil Brown on mastodon

  Kickstarter's apology for its hamfisted banning of more projects reflects a genuine problem of conservative fiscal censors:  —  > It means that at any point ... Stripe can still suspend a campaign that Kickstarter has approved.  That's the reality of operating within a payment sy…

• @BenRiceM@mastodon.social BenRiceM on mastodon

  It's cool that Kickstarter are reversing course on their adult content ban but what's not cool is that this blog post contains 8 straight apostrophes and 20 smart apostrophes and no one with the slightest typographic experience proof reads anything anymore  —  https://updates.kic…

• r/TwoBestFriendsPlay r on reddit

  Kickstarter - An Apology: Rethinking Our Mature Content Guidelines

• r/boardgames r on reddit

  Kickstarter walks back their proposed ban on all adult content

• r/otomegames r on reddit

  Kickstarter takes back NSFW ban and what this means for indie otome