December 6, 2018   7 notes

Anonymous asked: Apparently pornhub is a really good place a lot of nsfw creators are moving to. you can post text posts, gifs, images etc, have it show up on people’s feeds like on tumblr, and even earn ad revenue on it (if you want) or post exclusive paid content. they tweeted about it and it looks interesting so it might be something worth checking out and talking to other nsfw creators/blogs about.

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Ha! It’s true! You can post gifs and images (and status updates?), though there currently isn’t much transformation content. Most of the news I’ve been reading about Pornhub has been positive. Plus: they’re unlikely to shut down or ban adult content any time soon.

That said, it’s a website built around hardcore mainstream video pornography. It may share some of Tumblr’s features, but the sum total is decidedly different. It isn’t a safe space in the way that Tumblr was. 

Νothing will be a perfect replacement. I’ll miss anonymous asks. The biggest loss, however, is the fragmentation of the community. I’m fortunate enough to have an audience. Some people will seek me out no matter where I go. The smaller creators, people just starting out, fanfic writers, collectors, photo captioners, RPers, you all are the beating heart of the TF community. You’re the ones who will, ultimately, decide where we end up. It’ll be years before Tumblr’s successor becomes clear. It might be Newgrounds, pixiv, Pillowfort or something entirely new. It just won’t be the same.

Finally, while it’s easy to blame Verizon or Apple or Tumblr managment, this is actually a result of FOSTA-SESTA, a law designed to curb sex trafficking, which also made platforms liable for their users’ actions. It caused the closure of Craigslist’s personals section as well as Patreon’s recent changes regarding adult content. As long as the law remains the same, any large community that includes erotic material won’t be safe from shutting down at a moment’s notice.

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