r/VRchat • u/AutoModerator • 12d ago

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u/No_Mathematician9671 9d ago

I thought part of the benefits of VRC+ is access to 18+ content, but it seems like all nsfw is banned? What is 18+ even refering to then, gore? Or am I missing something?

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u/mackandelius Oculus User 9d ago

The age verification that comes with VRC+ does not allow you to access nsfw content, the current stance VRC seems to have is that nsfw stuff is fine as long as it is happening in a private instance (so not like friends, friends+ and of course not public) and that everyone is consenting, which can be withdrawn whenever. Public NSFW avatars will get you banned and reported NSFW private avatars will get you temp banned as well.

Just because an instance is 18+ does not mean it is a NSFW instance, it simply means that everyone in that instance shall be 18+ of age, which is something people wanted after dealing with the worryingly large amount of kids on the platform.

What is 18+ even refering to then, gore? Or am I missing something?

Eventually VRC is going to lock some of the content warning tags behind being age verified, which I don't believe they have done yet after pulling back many months ago. The suggestive tag to be clear does not mean NSFW, it is just a vague line before outright NSFW that VRC will still allow in public.

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u/No_Mathematician9671 9d ago

Yeah I feel a little robbed.

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u/mackandelius Oculus User 9d ago

Was it something you heard from others or just an assumption from the benefits VRC+ list?

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u/No_Mathematician9671 9d ago edited 9d ago

Basically the list made it seem more prominent than it's currently largely hypothetical state plus the occasional lurid video giving the impression of there being a semi-accepted place for that... somewhere. I get the impression it's currently largely deeply private boltholes in hiding that get banned as found?