Summary
- A civil war has broken out in the Balatro subreddit, resulting in the owner having their mod status revoked.
- The dispute began when DrTankHead, a moderator of the subreddit and owner of the r/balatromance sub, changed the flair of the sub to indicate that AI-generated art was allowed, and that Playstack, the developers of Balatro, endorses it.
- This was met with criticism from users, and prompted a response from LocalThunk, the creative director of Playstack.
- In their comments, LocalThunk confirmed that they did not endorse AI art, and that they had removed DrTankHead as a moderator.
- The rule against AI-generated content has now been added to the subreddit’s official rules.
- In response to being removed as a moderator, DrTankHead posted in the r/balatromance sub, which he hoped would continue to support AI art.
- Playstack recently published a detailed blog chronicling Balatro’s development timeline.
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