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Elon Musk-owned X is reportedly enhancing its Communities feature to accommodate X-rated content groups. The company is currently testing the feature.
Daniel Buchuk, a researcher at Watchful specialising in app development analysis, discovered this upcoming feature while conducting a reverse engineering analysis of the X app, reported Bloomberg.
The Communities feature, introduced by Twitter in 2021, enables users to engage within niche interest-based subgroups akin to platforms like Reddit. Despite significant changes implemented after Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, such as rebranding and verification system adjustments, features like Communities have largely remained unchanged until now.
Users who want to create a community on X can specify the nature of the community by opting for a setting that their group “contains adult-sensitive content.”
One notable aspect of this development is X’s outreach to its substantial population of online sex workers. Unlike many platforms, X has maintained a more permissive policy towards adult content, making it the primary advertising avenue for such workers to promote their services, including those on platforms like OnlyFans.
While creators are currently allowed to post explicit content on X without monetisation options, introducing NFSW Communities could provide a more effective direct channel for them to engage with their audience.
However, as TechCrunch noted, the potential implementation of this feature does not guarantee its eventual release. Previous revelations by reverse engineers highlighted features that never materialised, such as monetisation options akin to OnlyFans, suggesting a cautious approach to new functionalities.
Despite ongoing developments, X’s stance on adult content monetisation remains unchanged. Challenges in detecting non-consensual content and child sexual exploitation (CSE) have hindered previous monetisation efforts, although the platform is taking steps to tackle these issues.
X has also been banning accounts for CSE violations, which has increased in recent months.
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