Why I'm Moving Away From CivitAI

As a creator with over 44,000 downloads on CivitAI, leaving the platform was a difficult decision. In this video, I give an honest and detailed explanation of why I believe their flawed automated moderation system is not just frustrating, but fundamentally anti-community and unsustainable for creators.
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We'll take a nuanced look at the pressures CivitAI faces from "shadow regulators," and I'll explain why their current solution—a blunt, often illogical bot—is a "broken gate" that punishes artists while creating only an illusion of safety. I'll share concrete examples of absurd moderation, from flagging obvious fantasy art to the system's inability to distinguish AI-generated content from real photos, a flaw that ironically makes the platform less safe.
This isn't an attack, but a case study and a call for a better, more creator-focused approach. Join the discussion on the future of AI communities.
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TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS
00:00 - CivitAI's Flawed Watchdog: An Introduction
00:58 - 1. A Creator's Goodbye: The Dilemma
01:29 - 2. Rock & a Hard Place: The Platform's Dilemma
02:21 - 3. The Broken Gate: How Moderation Fails
02:58 - 4. The Safety Illusion: Security Theater
04:21 - 5. Exhibit A: Real-World Examples of Bot Failures
06:06 - 6. The Verdict: Anti-Community by Design
06:24 - A Final Word & The Big Question for AI Communities
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RESOURCES & FURTHER READING
▶️ Read the full article on my blog:
https://zanno.se/why-im-moving-away-f...

▶️ Read my 5-part series on AI Regulation:
https://zanno.se/tag/5-part-serie/

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