Nexus Mods makes AI disclosure mandatory for new mods instead of banning them

Nexus Mods owner and chief executive Victor "Foledinho" Folmann announced on November 3rd, 2026 that AI disclosure is now mandatory for new mods uploaded to the PC gaming repository, with authors required to declare whether AI was used in their work rather than facing an outright ban. Permission controls and filters are in development, and existing mods face enforcement from January 2nd, 2027. The rule ties disclosure to author permissions, Donation Points, security review and discovery controls, affecting how creators earn recognition and how players filter downloads.

Nexus Mods makes AI disclosure mandatory for new mods instead of banning them Owner Victor Folmann says labels are mandatory for new uploads; permission controls and filters are in development, with existing mods facing enforcement from January 2nd, 2027. By RuntimeWire Staff https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff · Published Primary source: The Verge https://www.theverge.com/games/1026085/nexus-mods-ai-disclosures Why it matters Nexus Mods is tying disclosure to author permissions, Donation Points, security review, and discovery controls, so the rule affects how creators earn recognition, how players filter downloads, and how the platform handles a faster flow of uploads. Victor "Foledinho" Folmann, the owner and chief executive of Nexus Mods https://www.nexusmods.com/?ref=runtimewire , has made AI disclosure mandatory for new mods uploaded to the PC gaming repository. In the announcement on November 3rd, 2026 https://www.nexusmods.com/news/15654?ref=runtimewire , Folmann wrote that authors "will need to declare whether AI has been used in their work".… When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards . This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.