Kickstarter Removes Successful Seduction Guide Project

Kickstarter posted a long blog post criticizing a controversial seduction guide project by Ken Hoinsky that raised $16,300  on the site. Many readers had complained about violent content the author had posted on Reddit.

UPDATE: Hoinsky has issued a statement about the controversy.

Kickstarter has decided to ban seduction guides “or anything similar” on the site. They also donated $25,000 to RAINN, an anti-sexual violence charity. Here’s more from the post:

First, there is no taking back money from the project or canceling funding after the fact.

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