Mike Stabile (@mikestabile.bsky.social)

First Amendment rodeo clown. Policy Director at Free Speech Coalition, co-founder SWR Data, among other things. Personal account, all outrage / nonsense here is my own.

Sex Workers Describe the Instability—and Necessity—of OnlyFans

Creators of sexually explicit content talk about what it's like to rely on a platform that can just... change its policies, then change them back.

Revolutionizing Sex Work? The Growth of OnlyFans Within a Hostile Working Environment - Berkeley Political Review

In early August of 2020, actress and child-star Bella Thorne’s OnlyFans account captured the attention of many young adults when she posted a highly edited Instagram video, in which she revealed that she would be selling her nude photos for roughly $200 each. While she received thousands of orders, buyers never acquired the promised photos. […]

The Future of Sex Work Slams Up Against Big Tech

As influencers peddle more sexually explicit content, Big Tech's biggest platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter—are increasing restrictions.

After OnlyFans, will sex workers find a new home on the web? - Los An…

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A Memorial for Switter, a sex worker-friendly social network

We shut Switter down on March 14th 2022 due to the collective weight of the recent anti-sex and anti-LGBTQAI+ legislative moves which made the continued operation of Switter untenable.

Sex workers are the unlikely beneficiaries of Twitter Blue

“Twitter is the biggest adult-friendly platform out there.”

X, Bluesky and Reddit in France’s crosshairs amid porn clampdown

The government wants platforms to remove adult content or implement stricter age verification controls.

Bluesky struggles to moderate child abuse material in Portuguese

Nucleo and Brazilian researchers investigated the platform and mapped over 125 Portuguese-language profiles that sell or share child sexual abuse material on Bluesky.

Twitter Rival Bluesky Has a Nudes Problem

In its chaotic early days, the platform’s algorithm shared naked pictures in its What’s Hot feed.

For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter | TechCrunch

If Bluesky wants to be a genuine rival to Twitter, it needs to protect sex workers and its Black community.

indigo/automod/visual/hiveai_client.go at cbaa83aee9dd4aa015fd0c245e1fb3cfbbe32817 · bluesky-social/indigo

Go source code for Bluesky's atproto services. Contribute to bluesky-social/indigo development by creating an account on GitHub.

Visual Moderation - Sexual Content Classes

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App Stores Shouldn’t Have to Parent the Internet

App store–level age verification laws pose privacy, security, and free-speech risks while leaving websites unregulated, whereas device-level, opt-in parental controls offer a more comprehensive and safer way to protect children online.