**Site Update**

Wanted to touch base on a few ongoing issues we are working through.



**NSFW / “Gooner” Content**

Like every image-sharing community, AI art spaces attract people chasing clicks with provocative posts. While r/aiart allows some NSFW content, we still have a zero-tolerance policy on nudity and explicit material.



Lately we’ve seen people trying to push the line for engagement, that’s not what this community is supposed to be about. We want people standing out because they’re creative, original, or technically impressive, not because they posted gooner bait for clicks.



The mod team will keep removing low-effort engagement farming and content that exists purely to objectify people. If you see posts that cross the line, please report them. Community reports help a lot and make it easier to keep the sub focused on actual art instead of clickbait.



If your goal is to post gooner bait for reactions, there are other communities for that.



**Trolling, Anti Posts & Site-Wide Bans**

We also keep seeing people come in just to troll, spam, or rage-post about AI. Most get removed pretty quickly, but in some cases Reddit admins step in and accounts end up site-wide banned. The mod team then has to explain to desperate users that we cannot overturn Reddit admin decisions. This is especially sad when users who previously made threats to the mod team, now beg to be unbanned site-wide. 



Just to be clear: the r/aiart mod team only controls bans inside this subreddit. We have absolutely no control over Reddit-wide bans or appeals.



For people who are skeptical and/or worried about AI, fair enough. If you care about how AI develops, being part of the conversation matters. But nonstop hostility, harassment, and trolling means those voices remove themselves from the discussion. If you have legitimate concerns, as most of us do, then participating in the conversation helps to ensure you are heard, not ignored.



For users who have been site-wide banned and are desperate to obtain their user freedom again, please reach out to Reddit admins, they alone possess the ability to review options with you.



**Spam & Engine Promotion**

Spam and stealth marketing are getting more aggressive. Some AI tools are genuinely interesting, but fake engagement campaigns and disguised advertising pollute the whole community.



If a product can’t stand on its own without spam tactics, it probably doesn’t belong here. Reddit users are pretty good at spotting fake hype anyway.



**To The Community**

On the positive side, the creativity in this sub continues to be genuinely impressive. Every day people are experimenting with new styles, workflows, concepts, and techniques across every genre imaginable.



Sometimes the AI art scene feels a little like the wild west, but the creativity here is what makes the community worth it.



Keep creating, keep experimenting, keep reporting the garbage when you see it, and thanks for continuing to make r/aiart a great place to share work.

  
\-AiArt MOD Team

Site Update - 5/12/2026