Hi everyone,
I'm a fairly new creator on Pixiv. My last upload was back in February, and since then I've been working on a new project.
While I was away, I noticed that around March–April Pixiv introduced new rules and features related to automatically hiding works that may violate their Terms of Service. Since then, I've seen a lot of discussions about creators, especially NSFW artists, getting shadowbanned or even suspended. In many cases, people claimed their works were hidden or their accounts were affected despite having proper tags and no obvious rule violations.
Because my account was growing nicely, I decided to hold off on posting until things settled down. More recently, I also heard about a ban wave around the end of June that reportedly affected many creators, regardless of whether they had actually violated any rules. I'm not sure how accurate all of these reports are, but they've made me pretty nervous.
It's now been about four months, and I'd really like to start posting again. At the same time, I'm worried that my account could end up getting caught in one of these automated actions.
For context, I don't spam uploads, I don't misuse tags, and I don't include external links in my posts.
Has the situation improved recently? Is it considered safe to post again, or are creators still experiencing random shadowbans or suspensions? I'd really appreciate any advice, experiences, or tips from people who have been actively using Pixiv over the past few months.
Thanks in advance! 🙏