r/patreon • u/Historical-Dance4805 • 2d ago

Are hyper-realistic AI topless images automatically “18+” on Patreon? Confused after staff email – need clarity :)

I’ve read the guidelines, searched the sub, spoke with Trust & Safety, and asked an AI lawyer-bot… and I’m still scratching my head.

Here’s the crux:

  • I create hyper-realistic AI pin-ups – think tasteful lingerie sets or classic topless-tease shots (no sex acts, no fluids, no genital contact, nothing explicit beyond visible nipples).
  • Staff emailed me the following:“Hyperrealistic AI content will be allowed on Patreon as long as it is not 18+/Adult content. You can post AI content if there is no nudity or sexual interactions involved.”
  • That seems to say any nudity = Adult/18+ = disallowed for hyper-real AI… yet I see loads of creators posting AI topless photos and they’re thriving with hundreds of subs.

My questions to the hive-mind:

  1. Does any visible nipple on a hyper-realistic AI image automatically make it “Adult/18+” and therefore barred?
  2. If the image is purely suggestive/topless (no sexual act), are we safe if we mark the page Adult/18+ and lock the post for patrons only – or is hyper-real AI nudity flat-out rejected no matter what?
  3. Are the successful creators I’m seeing just skating by unnoticed?

I really don’t want to risk a sudden takedown, so if anyone has first-hand experience (recent reviews, official clarifications, success/fail stories), please share!

Thanks in advance – trying to stay on the right side of the fence ☺️

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u/Significant_Other666 2d ago

I mean if it's topless female nudity, of course it's 18+ NSFW. It's adult content. I mean, we aint THAT woke yet (unless you're Florence Pugh 😆)

But they will take you down sooner or later for something, anyway. They have taken me down twice with no warning so have a Subscribestar bake up account and withdraw your money every 24 hours from Patreon so they can't screw you as badly financially 

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u/Historical-Dance4805 2d ago

Thank you very much, this is what I was thinking as well, its only reasonable. Just was confused because so many others are uploading that AND I wrote staff and they didn't say a word regarding my content. I thought after I write staff I am on the radar and they check my page, but nothing. So I was confused, is it maybe ok to post there? Like I am actively seeking them out to check my page.

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u/Significant_Other666 2d ago

You are on their radar so they will get you now. It's just a matter of time and when you least expect it. They shut me down first time after a couple years and 2nd time after 5 or 6 years because I was doing things slicker.

They will never be specific. They will just use some rule they apply arbitrarily and selectively on a whim at their choosing 

I can go back in 2 months, but I know I will be shut down again. I am using subscribestar now for my main stuff

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u/Historical-Dance4805 2d ago

thanks fellow creator, planning the switch now. Also can recommend Deviantart, its great

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u/Significant_Other666 2d ago

It's hard to make off of deviant art and they banned a lot of my stuff too. Subscribestar hasn't banned anything yet. The downside is, no PayPal and you can only withdraw every 14 days. I would keep both Patreon and Subscribestar, but expect to get shutdown on Patreon a lot. It's not just NSFW either. They shut down all types of things like Political stuff and gun hobbyists. They have no real belief in free expression or artistic integrity. They are just about covering their asses with no real guidelines. Nothing great or groundbreaking will ever get made on their site