Kickstarter issued a sincere apology Friday for its role in the controversy surrounding author Ken Hoinsky's "Above the Game" seduction guide, successfully funded through the site earlier this week.
The crowdfunding site said it was wrong for not pulling the campaign for the book, despite complaints about its content as the campaign neared its conclusion on Wednesday.
"The posts offended a lot of people – us included – and many asked us to cancel the creator’s project," Kickstarter said in its apology blog post on Friday. The site explained that it didn't immediately pull the $2,000 campaign because it was almost over, and because it has a deep bias for creators.