What's going on with Lit Art?

[Just_Jeremy]

I've had a couple of pieces waiting in the queue to be approved for awhile now, and then I look today and find there isn't even a prompt to find the art pages at all? When was that announced?

 

[ElectricBlue]

I've had a couple of pieces waiting in the queue to be approved for awhile now, and then I look today and find there isn't even a prompt to find the art pages at all? When was that announced?

A month or so ago. No nudes in illustrated content. Kinda puts the kybosh on illustrated content, both story side and forum side.

 

[annabellebrito]

A month or so ago. No nudes in illustrated content. Kinda puts the kybosh on illustrated content, both story side and forum side.

Yeah. No nude art is now permitted here. Bummer

 

[JakobKings]

It makes no sense to give reason to someone who complains to find explicit art after entering a site called Literotica and getting into "visual arts corner".
I need to find some place else. And I'm taking suggestions

 

[Carson19820]

It makes no sense to give reason to someone who complains to find explicit art after entering a site called Literotica and getting into "visual arts corner".
I need to find some place else. And I'm taking suggestions

https://www.reddit.com/r/Literotica_Artists/s/pETdEOnB7w

Just starting to take off.

 

[LargoKitt]

I wonder if they intend to take down my existing nudes. Something screwy here. Erotic art is an ancient form of erotica. Is it that A.I. created images might be 'learned' from real human beings who don't wish to be depicted 'en desabille'? And it's almost impossible to prove, "This art was created in my studio with a fully consenting, of age, model" and/or "This nude performing fellatio was created entirely from my imagination (but as realistically as possible.)"

Separate question: If we post links in a forum like this to a website with nude content, are we going to be censured or redacted?

 

[29wordsforsnow]

The strangest thing is why non-nude illustrations remained in stories and poems, but the whole artwork section is now text-only, even non-sexual artworks have been washed away.

Another grey area seems to be what 'nudity' is. While some simple line art including a bare female chest was taken down, an all-grey silhouette of two naked people engaged cowgirl-style seemed to be okay, another pic of an open mouth licking a only partially shown cockhead, most of it outside the frame, remained as well: find the loopholes It seems to me that when it comes to illustrations we're now in an Tell, Don't Show era. I'm playing with one idea a lot, instead of using the good ole 'censor bar', why not cover the incriminating parts by some explicit text description?

The good news is there's finally publishing activity back in those categories.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The strangest thing is why non-nude illustrations remained in stories and poems, but the whole artwork section is now text-only, even non-sexual artworks have been washed away.

All of my art submissions are now blanked out. I've asked Laurel if I need to delete them all, or whether the site will do the purge.

It's a shame, but I can't help but think that the site is distancing itself from anything to do with visual material, regardless of its content. My suspicion is that the site is pulling its wagons in tighter, to present only written content. It might be self-protection, but that's only speculation.

 

[blurhead]

All of my art submissions are now blanked out. I've asked Laurel if I need to delete them all, or whether the site will do the purge.

It's a shame, but I can't help but think that the site is distancing itself from anything to do with visual material, regardless of its content. My suspicion is that the site is pulling its wagons in tighter, to present only written content. It might be self-protection, but that's only speculation.

There's probably more than 1 or 2 reasons they are taking this step, my thoughts are that one of the reasons is that they do not want to have to carry out the constant policing of AI images.

 

[ElectricBlue]

There's probably more than 1 or 2 reasons they are taking this step, my thoughts are that one of the reasons is that they do not want to have to carry out the constant policing of AI images.

My suspicion is more insidious than that. Words are protected by the First Amendment, but pornographic imagery is subject to the whims of the righteous. There are other phrases I could use, but I'm sure you know what I mean.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Something to think about:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Literotica_Artists/

 

[OffNSFW]

There's probably more than 1 or 2 reasons they are taking this step, my thoughts are that one of the reasons is that they do not want to have to carry out the constant policing of AI images.

Certain states have been testing the waters with age verification bills for adult websites in recent years. Last week, the Supreme Court found that they did not violate the 1st Amendment, which opens the door for more of them. Experts seem to agree that, logistically, these bills function as a de facto ban on access to adult images and video in the United States. Most people are not going to provide personally identifying information in order to access porn.

If you're looking for a reason, there it is.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Certain states have been testing the waters with age verification bills for adult websites in recent years. Last week, the Supreme Court found that they did not violate the 1st Amendment, which opens the door for more of them. Experts seem to agree that, logistically, these bills function as a de facto ban on access to adult images and video in the United States. Most people are not going to provide personally identifying information in order to access porn.

If you're looking for a reason, there it is.

Yes, that's what the site has now said, in the strangest way possible (via emails to an unknown number of individuals - those who have posted art). I suspect the site got legal advice some time ago, and finally determined what they would do. Even though the content is archived, not deleted, my guess is, it will stay down.

 

[Tyrantino]

I think that not allowing sharing nudes in illustrations here anymore is something terrible. If the reason is to avoid verification its understandable, but it's definitely sad.

In Europe they're also planning to start asking an electronic ID certificate to visit adult sites. They are supposed to ensure privacy, but all this is generating a great controversy.

 

[DeMont]

I do believe, rightly or wrongly, that our hosts here are facing the same sort of pressures that have been increasingly growing from the beginning of the "banning books from school libraries" of a young adult nature. The net, it would seem, is spreading and to avoid being caught up in that "net" certain precautions have to be taken.

What would it be like if Lit were targeted for one portion only of its entire content only to be "shut down in the public interest". A draconian thought I know but stranger things have happened...

Deepest respects,
D.