Itch.io – the digital distribution platform known for its focus on independent game developers and other artists – is today re-indexing adult NSFW (Not Suitable For Work) content that is available for free.
In addition, it is currently in discussions with payment processors who are comfortable with adult material, and will be reintroducing paid content “slowly” to ensure it can “confidently support the widest range of creators in the long term”.
Itch.io noted that payment processor Stripe has said it will not support adult content that has been “designed for sexual gratification”.
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In a statement shared with Itch.io, Stripe said:
“Stripe is currently unable to support sexually explicit content due to restrictions placed on them by their banking partners, despite card networks generally supporting adult content (with the appropriate registrations). Stripe has indicated that they hope to be able to support adult content in the future.”
In the meantime, Itch.io said those who wish to have their pages eligible for today’s re-indexing process must ensure they have the “no payments” option checked.
The platform is also putting a new content warning system in place for pages tagged as being NSFW. It states this refers to pages that have the “contains sensitive material” option checked, as well as tags that suggest the project includes adult content such as “porn” and “fetish”.