Kickstarter retracts stricter rules on mature content after creator backlash, and says it adopted the tougher rules because of its payment processor Stripe (Mariella Moon/Engadget)

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Kickstarter has abandoned the stricter mature-content rules it introduced, removing the new policy after a wave of creator backlash. The platform said the tougher rules had been adopted in response to requirements from its payment processor, Stripe, and that the decision to roll them back follows the outcry from its community.

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