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Kickstarter is apologizing for how it handled criticized adult content rules, and for abandoning the platform’s earlier “f*ck the establishment” creative spirit. Coverage focuses on backlash over policy changes and trust in Kickstarter’s community values.

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Key Takeaway Kickstarter’s response to backlash centers on admitting it mishandled adult-content policy and strayed from its original ethos.
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Kickstarter’s response to backlash centers on admitting it mishandled adult-content policy and strayed from its original ethos.

Kickstarter is apologizing for how it handled criticized adult content rules, and for abandoning the platform’s earlier “f*ck the establishment” creative spirit. Coverage focuses on backlash over policy changes and trust in Kickstarter’s community values.

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  • ● Adult content rules — "Honestly? We botched it" - Kickstarter apologises for its criticised adult content rules, and for betraying its "f*ck the establishment spi Eurogamer

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Eurogamer · 9d ago
"Honestly? We botched it" - Kickstarter apologises for its criticised adult content rules, and for betraying its "f*ck the establishment spirit"

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  • "Honestly? We botched it" - Kickstarter apologises for its criticised adult content rules, and for betraying its "f*ck the establishment spirit" Eurogamer
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