What separates Ko-fi's update from the ambient creator-platform statements about AI is procedural: there is now a form. A reporting mechanism transforms a policy from a values statement into an enforcement structure, however limited. The distinction matters because most platform policies on AI-generated content stop at disclosure guidance — language that asks creators to behave honestly without providing any mechanism to act on dishonesty. Ko-fi's choice to build a reporting path signals that misrepresentation is treated as a violation with a response, not a social norm with a suggestion. The…