Itchio de-lists spice and here we go again

I’m typing this post through a haze of exhaustion, so expect it to be edited for clarity by tomorrow. Buuuut, here we go!

Itchio is being pressured by anti-porn groups to get rid of NSFW stuff, and as a result are delisting NSFW content there.

Things have been burning over on Bluesky all day while I’ve been hastily scripting, filming and editing this video below which goes through what platforms currently are Spice Hostile, Spice Wary and Spice Friendly.

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I have to say a HUGE THANK YOU to my lovely studio members who came in and helped in the discord today! Especially TrooperBari and Trucy who did the majority of the research that I will copy paste below so you can see where we got the various content guidlines from. That way you can also hopefully make a better informed decision about what to do if you’re being affected by the puritans.

IMPORTANT SIDENOTE:

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION IF YOU HAVEN’T. It’s to shout at MasterCard about this kinda thing.

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Okay back to it.

Here is the list of SMUT HOSTILE platforms:

• Twitch

• https://safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Community-Guidelines?language=en_US#21SexualContent

• Etsy

• https://www.etsy.com/legal/policy/adult-nudity-and-sexual-content/1269612959532

• Ko-Fi 

• https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007937553-Ko-fi-Content-Guidelines#h_01HNWZKG9Z35F726JA7DSKVFGV

• YouTube

• https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802002?hl=en

• Webtoons

• https://www.webtoons.com/en/terms/canvasPolicy

• Tapas

• https://help.tapas.io/hc/en-us/articles/115005323707-Content-and-Community-Guidelines

• Cara

• https://blog.cara.app/blog/faq#nsfw-policy

• Instagram 

• https://transparency.meta.com/en-gb/policies/community-standards/adult-nudity-sexual-activity/

• Gumroad

• https://gumroad.com/help/article/156-gumroad-and-adult-content

• Tumblr

• https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/user-guidelines

• Ebay

• https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-%20articles/articles-adultes-policy?id=4278

• TikTok

• https://www.tiktok.com/community-guidelines/en/sensitive-mature-themes#1

• BuyMeACoffee

• https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/9311192-guidelines-for-tagging-nsfw-content-on-buy-me-a-coffee

And here’s the list of the sorta wary, sus ones:

Itch.io

• https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content

• LiberaPay (wary)

• https://liberapay.com/about/faq#nsfw-creators

• Patreon (restricting previews and such)

• https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36188028163725-Understanding-Public-Previews-and-Commerce-guidelines-for-adult-18-creators

Aaand finally here are the SMUT FRIENDLY-ish-fornow platforms:

• GlobalComix (no porn)

• https://globalcomix.com/content-policy (Obscenity Don’ts)

• DeviantArt (ok)

• https://www.deviantartsupport.com/kb/en/article/what-is-mature-content-453216

• Picarto (drawing ok, no live porn (but I guess the service is drawing-only)

• https://picarto.tv/site/terms (13. Allowed/Prohibited Content)

• Kickstarter (no porn)

• https://www.kickstarter.com/rules/prohibited

• SubscribeStar (Be sure to use .adult)

• https://subscribestar.adult/help

• Bluesky (seems ok with it)

• https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines

• Newgrounds (ok with it if it’s drawn)

• https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/art-guidelines

• Games: no live porn https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/game-guidelines

• Movies: no live porn https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/movie-guidelines

• Blogs: no live porn https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/blog-guidelines

• Audio: referring to adult sex is ok https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/audio-guidelines

• FetLife (no selling of sex services)

• https://fetlife.com/guidelines/legalese/terms-of-use-hwfvu

• (Solicit or sell any sex acts for hire.) in the Prohibited Conduct section

• HentaiFoundry (ok with it, but it looks like they don’t do any selling stuff)

• https://www.hentai-foundry.com/site/rules/submission

• Crowdfundr

• https://crowdfundr.com/pages/ethics

Sorry if this is messy right now! I’m very very tired. I’ll come back to this post in the morning – when I no doubt will be super stressed because I’ve just missed a whole day of work, wooo!

Anyway – Love you all, stay strong.

send rum