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Why is porn not allowed on this site (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Marv@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Excuse my ignorance im just curious.

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[–] matthieu_xyz@piaille.fr 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@Marv IMO we need some NSFW instances. It wouldn’t be a problem with the rest of lemmy/kbin because it’s easy to filter out communities/magazine or entire instances.

There is a legitimate demand for NSFW content. And NSFW content can be a decisive factor in the success of a platform. (See Tumblr vs Twitter, photographs on instagram, etc.) Sex workers are also a vulnerable group and one of the goals of the fediverse is to provide a place for marginalized groups.

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[–] matthieu_xyz@piaille.fr 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@Marv
BUT, it needs moderation and moderating NSFW is hard, exhausting and time-consuming. Not everyone wants to do that. Also when I say NSFW content, it doesn’t have to be porn bot posting content they don’t own. It could be OC only, a photograph community that allows nude models, etc. Unlike porn dumps communities, those are important places to have.

Edit: Also research the history of switter, it’s very interesting. And one of the big failures of the fediverse. We should learn from it.

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