So pixiv has recently posted some new regulations for Fanbox, Booth, and the request system on Pixiv. Seen on this announcment.
https://www.pixiv.net/info.php?id=8788
https://twitter.com/pixiv/status/1592431082208886787
Machine translation:
"On December 15, 2022 (Thursday), pixiv, Inc. will revise the Terms of Service Common to all services provided by pixiv, Inc.
The revision applies to transactions involving payment, such as BOOTH, pixivFANBOX, and pixiv Request function.
Due to the importance of the changes, we would like to explain them in advance and also inform users of the matters that we would like them to deal with.
Request to all users who are trading contents and products on the service
Currently, many transactions are conducted on BOOTH, pixivFANBOX, and pixiv Request function.
Among them, we have confirmed that some transactions have violated Article 14, Item 26 of our Terms of Service Prohibited Activities, which stipulates "the act of using this service to display, sell, purchase, register, or otherwise conduct transactions for the following products:".
In addition, the terms and conditions of international card brands, etc. also prohibit transactions of content or products that include the following
Child pornography or child abuse
Incest
Bestiality
Rape (sexual acts without consent)
Illegal mutilation of the person or body
and other acts that are offensive to public order and morals.
We ask all users to check the BOOTH, pixivFANBOX, and pixivRequest functions for the terms of service and whether any of the above items are being handled, and to take action to withdraw or close the items to the public.
■The Terms of Service will be revised on December 15, 2022.
Article 14.26, "Using the Service to exhibit, sell, purchase, register, or otherwise transact the following products" will be revised to make it easier to understand the criteria for products and content that are prohibited from being transacted.
The new Terms of Use will be published in a notice in late November, and will become effective on December 15 (Thu.).
Please refer to the new terms of use to be released in late November if you are unsure of your decision.
If there are any items that are prohibited on BOOTH, pixivFANBOX, or pixivRequest, please withdraw or make them private by Thursday, December 15, when the terms and conditions will be revised.
If management discovers prohibited items after December 15 (Thu.), the items will be made private.
In addition, if you are continuously trading prohibited items after receiving the measures, we will suspend your account.
At Pixiv, it is our important policy to protect free creation and respect its content.
We believe that creating a safe environment for our users to conduct business with us will help us to achieve this, which is why we have decided to make this revision.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation"
I think the relevant part for this site is the "Bestiality" part, it's the biggest grey area on what they're gonna interpret as bestiality. Hell, even if we wanna take a very lenient approach, that's alot of Human/Feral or Human/anthro content gone.
Now, the other thing that makes this abit less relevant is that these are paysites. Literally japanese patreon, and an digital store. But even so, it's a shame that alot of artists are gonna be losing their main source of incomes.
Some artists are still lax and keeping their stuff up, while some are already privating stuff. The issue comes from the banks it seems, not sure of the detail, transactions and all that. But this announcement kinda spells the "doom" of the monetary parts of pixiv.
So, do ya'll think this is an overreaction? Or is it justified? Or maybe something only slightly to sweat about? Please excuse if this wasn't an appropriate topic.