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Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by salamandersauce » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:42 PM UTC

Romulus968 wrote: post #497

da_chicken wrote: post #405

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> People really do just want a one click solution for creating adult content, and consuming adult content. Once they know it's possible, people want a one click solution for anything. The subject being taboo has nothing to do with it. This is one reason why Youtube, Spotify, Steam and Netflix did such a good job combatting piracy for music, video games, and movies, while ROM sites are still a ubiquitous problem for 2…

"ROM sites are still a ubiquitous problem for 20 year old consoles. Youtube, Spotify, Steam and Netflix made content easy to get. There's no equivalent for most ROMs, so they're still widely pirated." The only example I can think of is Nintendo Online. You can play select NES and SNES games on the Switch with a N.O. subscription. I collect ROMs, I've got damned near 4Tb worth. I collect for two reasons: 1. Archiving…

Game prices are part rarity, part demand. Pokémon games aren't rare, but they're always in demand so they always command decent prices. Plus even if millions of copies were sold the majority might not be English versions which are often most popular. Chrono Trigger for example sold millions in Japan and can easily be picked up for less than $20 in Japanese. US copies sold more like 500,000 and collectors outside the US are interested as well since English is much more of a common 1st or 2nd language than Japanese.

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by everyone » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:42 PM UTC

rtkwe wrote: post #515

everyone wrote: post #482

So Visa and Mastercard have been pressuring only fans to do this. Threatening to withdraw their services. It is extremely worrying that these credit card companies can decide what media society at large can consume. What I am most curious about though, is why? Why do Visa and Mastercard give a shit what business their clients are in?

The big one is the BBC report that found they weren't doing a good job keeping under age people from signing up as creators and posting. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58255865

Do Visa and Mastercard ever face penalties for any crimes committed by users of their services? Probably a large percentage of their users are criminal in some way.

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by rootsudo » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:43 PM UTC

toofy wrote: post #519

White this is temporarily great news for sex workers, its worth keeping a couple things in mind: This would seem to be in large part an extension of the wider religious right and groups similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere. This recent OnlyFans (and PornHub) pressure were driven in large part by pressure from Exodus Cry and NCOS…

Interesting, I did not know about the NCOSE or Exodus Cry.

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by pushrax » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:44 PM UTC

toofy wrote: post #519

White this is temporarily great news for sex workers, its worth keeping a couple things in mind: This would seem to be in large part an extension of the wider religious right and groups similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere. This recent OnlyFans (and PornHub) pressure were driven in large part by pressure from Exodus Cry and NCOS…

This seems somewhat plausible, but how do you know these organizations have anything to do with OnlyFans?

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by salamandersauce » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #464

da_chicken wrote: post #405

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> People really do just want a one click solution for creating adult content, and consuming adult content. Once they know it's possible, people want a one click solution for anything. The subject being taboo has nothing to do with it. This is one reason why Youtube, Spotify, Steam and Netflix did such a good job combatting piracy for music, video games, and movies, while ROM sites are still a ubiquitous problem for 2…

Netflix is getting into games for a reason. It's unclear if they only play to make new ones or also license old ones. But I agree with you, I'm surprised Steam doesn't have a way to get old ROMs.

The Sega Genesis games they sell are basically just ROMs. You can go into the folders where they are installed and grab them to use in a different emulator.

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by jimbob45 » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:46 PM UTC

toofy wrote: post #519

White this is temporarily great news for sex workers, its worth keeping a couple things in mind: This would seem to be in large part an extension of the wider religious right and groups similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere. This recent OnlyFans (and PornHub) pressure were driven in large part by pressure from Exodus Cry and NCOS…

I was under the impression that this was a matter of pragmatism by the payment processors to avoid the chargebacks that adult-oriented industries are known for. I haven’t heard any source say that this was for Puritanical reasons at all.

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by willcipriano » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:46 PM UTC

toofy wrote: post #519

White this is temporarily great news for sex workers, its worth keeping a couple things in mind: This would seem to be in large part an extension of the wider religious right and groups similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere. This recent OnlyFans (and PornHub) pressure were driven in large part by pressure from Exodus Cry and NCOS…

> similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere.

"History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes” – Mark Twain

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by floatingatoll » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:47 PM UTC

pushrax wrote: post #524

toofy wrote: post #519

White this is temporarily great news for sex workers, its worth keeping a couple things in mind: This would seem to be in large part an extension of the wider religious right and groups similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere. This recent OnlyFans (and PornHub) pressure were driven in large part by pressure from Exodus Cry and NCOS…

This seems somewhat plausible, but how do you know these organizations have anything to do with OnlyFans?

Whether they did or not, it is encouraged to be aware of them and to seek ways to weaken their efforts to impose their beliefs upon non-believers.

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by pope_meat » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:47 PM UTC

toofy wrote: post #519

White this is temporarily great news for sex workers, its worth keeping a couple things in mind: This would seem to be in large part an extension of the wider religious right and groups similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere. This recent OnlyFans (and PornHub) pressure were driven in large part by pressure from Exodus Cry and NCOS…

Sigh

Why can't these cults just follow their own rules, why the hell are you trying to take ME to your miserable heaven.

Re: OnlyFans drops planned porn ban

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Post by floatingatoll » Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 4:47 PM UTC

jimbob45 wrote: post #526

toofy wrote: post #519

White this is temporarily great news for sex workers, its worth keeping a couple things in mind: This would seem to be in large part an extension of the wider religious right and groups similar to the Moral Majority's push from previous decades to remove sexuality or "objectional content" from the public sphere. This recent OnlyFans (and PornHub) pressure were driven in large part by pressure from Exodus Cry and NCOS…

I was under the impression that this was a matter of pragmatism by the payment processors to avoid the chargebacks that adult-oriented industries are known for. I haven’t heard any source say that this was for Puritanical reasons at all.

If it was just about chargebacks, they’d just raise fees to cover them, which they’ve already done (with approximately 10x higher fees in sex industry card processing).