{"id":66869,"date":"2026-05-20T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66869"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:22:10","slug":"japanese-content-creator-platform-to-retroactively-tighten-mosaic-and-blur-censorship-regulations-for-adult-works-following-feedback-and-criticism-from-various-relevant-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-content-creator-platform-to-retroactively-tighten-mosaic-and-blur-censorship-regulations-for-adult-works-following-feedback-and-criticism-from-various-relevant-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese content creator platform to retroactively tighten mosaic and blur censorship regulations for adult works following \u201cfeedback and criticism from various relevant organizations\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fantia<\/strong>, the \u201ccontent creator support\u201d platform operated by Japanese comic publisher Toranoana, recently announced a major revision<\/a> of its mosaic and censorship guidelines for adult content. Starting May 25, creators will have to follow stricter rules when it comes to censoring the explicit elements of their content, and the platform\u2019s review process itself will become \u201cmore rigorous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This revision will be effective retroactively, meaning that it will also affect works submitted in the past, and creators who don\u2019t comply to the guidelines past the designated date may be requested to make corrections to the \u201cproblematic\u201d content or straight-up delete it. Those who fail to comply and continue making similar offenses will have their accounts suspended or taken down, and in extreme cases, the platform may file a report to the police or other relevant authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fantia is a subscription-based platform similar to Patreon where various creators, from illustrators and novelists to cosplayers and musicians, can share their services with their fans. The platform offers customizable monthly membership plans and tiers, and can also be used for commissions and selling merchandise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Fantia\u2019s administrators, in recent years, the platform has been receiving \u201cextremely strict feedback from various relevant organizations,\u201d criticizing their censorship guidelines from a legal perspective. They also cite multiple cases of crackdowns and convictions related to insufficient mosaic censorship. Consequently, the platform decided to tighten their regulations in order to \u201cprevent creators from being unintentionally exposed to legal risks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for what the regulations actually entail \u2013 the platform will require creators to modify their content so that the shape and texture of the mosaic, blur or solid color censorship make the object underneath it undiscernible. Furthermore, transparent mosaics, light blurring, or censorship that doesn\u2019t fully cover the object will be deemed inadequate for the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Examples of invalid censorship, courtesy of Fantia<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Creators of video content have it a bit more difficult, as Fantia requested them to specifically apply \u201cstronger and more thorough mosaic censorship compared to still images.\u201d According to the platform, this is because videos tend to carry a higher risk of making a blunder in the editing process (when it comes to elements that are constantly moving, it\u2019s easy to for them to end up \u201cpeeking through\u201d the mosaic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the creators and users of the platform seem to be far from happy to receive this news. Considering that Fantia launched in May 2016, there are creators who have years, if not a full decade\u2019s worth of work that needs to be reviewed and possibly revised to comply with the new regulations. And while it is yet to be seen how this will affect creators once the new regulations are fully in effect, many are also concerned<\/a> about what this could mean for the future of other platforms that distribute adult content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese content platform Fantia to partially lift ban on AI use \u201cin light of recent technological advancements\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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