Patreon, Squarespace, Gumroad. What do all these online spaces have in common? A monopolizing payment processor. My hand slipped and I contacted the ACLU, the FSC, and the MA Bar Association for legal assistance. If you’ve been fucked over by draconian nsfw bans please join my Mastercard Injury Mailing List.
BTW folks who read/look at/enjoy/consume adult content should fill this out too! Not just artists and writers! You too have been negatively impacted when adult creators have to close shop!
If you are 18+ and make, purchase, or enjoy artwork with nudity (especially depictions of “non-normative” bodies) or sexual activity, I encourage you to join this list.
SESTA/FOSTA and the restrictions of payment processors are the primary reasons that places like Tumblr, Instagram, Patreon, Squarespace, Gumroad and Etsy (with varying ways to get around the rules) will not sell products or even host images of nudity or sexual acts.
Since I started selling my own artwork online, almost 20 years ago, the number of sites where artists can post and sell anything that merely has a NIPPLE visible has been drastically reduced. If you’re aware of the disparity in censorship on sites/apps like tumblr, insta, and tiktok – all of which have documented trends of censoring images of visibly queer, fat, and/or disabled bodies, regardless of sexual content – then you can understand how these additional limitations further restrict the arena for creative works by marginalized communities. And the ways you can directly, ethically support adult content creators/porn stars/sex workers.
(via kowabungadoodles)