That's not the reason why.
It's because Gangan Online is also available via app. And Square Enix publishes that app with the same developer account they publish their app games on. And since Apple got pretty strict rules regarding adult content they do this to not risk getting their account banned. As that would also take down their app games tied to the same account.
So in the end the censoring is due to Apples app store policy.
That's a better angle on what I researched in a few minutes, thanks! Still, Isn't it a series of reactive decisions that create mutual blame, due to the strange web of interconnected capital interests?
What I mean is, "AI censoring" is one decision Square Enix could have made when faced with the Apple App Store policy. They could choose not to publish the ecchi series on the app. They could hire actual people to redraw pages instead of using a crappy AI. They could choose only to publish boobless series. They could tell Apple to fuck off entirely. On and on.
I'm certain they had more complex reasons to do it the way they did it- not wanting to lose app game market position with a major partner like Apple, or they crunched the numbers and decided this was the most profitable compromise. At the end of the day it's a decision that is worse for consumers and better for investors, and we consumers are right to criticize that. I'm much less likely to purchase things from Square Enix if they'll push substandard products like this.
