{"id":68852,"date":"2026-06-26T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68852"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:46:48","slug":"japanese-content-platform-fantia-apologizes-for-censorship-controversy-says-police-inquiry-caused-rushed-guideline-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-content-platform-fantia-apologizes-for-censorship-controversy-says-police-inquiry-caused-rushed-guideline-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese content platform\u00a0Fantia\u00a0apologizes for censorship controversy, says police inquiry caused rushed guideline changes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fantia<\/strong>, one of Japan\u2019s biggest digital platforms for doujinshi, games, cosplay and VTuber content, has published a statement regarding its previously announced \u201crevised guidelines\u201d for censorship of adult content. Following intense backlash from domestic content creators, the platform has explained that it made these changes in response to inquiries from Japanese police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give some background, last month, Fantia announced<\/a> that it would be introducing major changes to how adult content needs to be censored on the platform. Originally encompassing both 2D artwork and live-action content, the new guidelines required creators to apply more rigorous mosaic and\/or censor bars on explicit submissions. What\u2019s more, the rules applied retroactively, meaning creators had very little time to revise years\u2019 worth of submissions, lest they end up penalized for TOS violations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These factors contributed to the revised guidelines being received very poorly. In response to the criticism, Fantia first walked back on the revisions partially, announcing<\/a> that the new rules would not apply to 2D (non-live action) content after all. Now, a couple of weeks later, the platform has come back with an apology and provided a bit more context behind why all this happened in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As explained in the latest announcement by Fantia, the company received a notice from the police stating that certain content on the platform may constitute a violation of Article 175 of Japan\u2019s penal code. According to this law<\/a>, a person who publicly displays or distributes obscene objects such as documents, drawings or recorded media is punishable by imprisonment of up to 2 years, a fine of up to 2,500,000 yen or a petty fine, or both imprisonment and a fine. In other words, Fantia was suspected of hosting illegal content on its platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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