Last week, the website Nexus Mods announced that it will institute new filters to prevent minors from accessing adult content in its catalog. As expected, the decision was met with several accusations of “censorship” and that the website will close as a result. However, its owners will not go back on their decision .
This is what DarkOne, the founder of the site, who recently decided to sell it, says . According to him, the new restrictions will not be imposed by a decision of the new management, but rather because the platform needs to comply with the laws of the European Union and the United Kingdom to continue operating in these regions.
“ For those people who think this is the fault of the new owners of Nexus Mods, please either read the above article properly, or research the laws regarding child safety online ,” he said. “ We did not write these laws, we have no control over these laws ,” he added.
The founder of the site also explained that, as a legitimate service that operates openly, it has no choice but to comply with the rules . If the site does not intend to respect the laws of a country, it simply does not have the right to operate there and offer content to the public.
Understand the new Nexus Mods verification system
Contrary to what many may imagine, the new Nexus Mods system will not be based solely on a simple question about the user’s age. The site will have to implement a solution in which the real identity of each person will be verified, whether by their passport number or driver’s license, for example.
The site has not yet defined exactly what solution it will use, but it has already guaranteed that it will go far beyond asking whether someone is 18 or not . This is because methods of this type have already proven to be quite inefficient, especially because they allow people to lie without any consequences.
According to DarkOne, this is something that Nexus Mods would have had to deal with in 2025, even if it hadn’t been sold . He also says that it’s a relief not to have to deal with this issue personally, especially since he doesn’t agree with some of the restrictions that are being imposed.
“ However, if it were me, I would still have followed the law, as I have been doing what is written above. Because I would have needed to, ” he explained. In addition to working with the new filters, the site will expand its tagging system that defines what is adult content, working with themes such as nudity, extreme violence and suicide, among others.
