In this episode of COL Drag Race ‘T-Time’, Gary and Damon check in on the All Stars as they work their side gigs. As the queens group up to present their assigned side jobs then work the runway in some redo’ed lewks, the guys give their quality evaluations. Which queens exceed expectations and which ones need improvements?
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys get together after some time away to discuss the recent changes to terms of service of the Growlr app. With social media data collection being a hot topic, Growlr is the next app to fall under scrutiny after changes were made to their TOS. What does this mean for the app? Has their recent acquisition by a larger corporation caused larger sweeping changes? Will there be another mass exodus as there was with Tumblr?
Show Topic
RIP GROWLr? – we ask the question “Has the bear community brought about the end of its own app?”
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, we are joined again by Daddy Hadrian to talk about current events in social media. Earlier last week, Tumblr decided to ban NSFW content as of December 17th and Facebook has changed its terms regarding “sexual expression”. The guys discuss how this impacts both themselves and the community at large.
Verizon owned Tumblr has announced they’re banning NSFW content starting Dec 17th. [Oath Inc. is a subsidiary of Verizon Communications that serves as the umbrella company of its digital content subdivisions, including AOL and Yahoo!. Verizon acquired AOL on June 23, 2015 and Yahoo!’s operating business on June 13, 2017. Within Oath, AOL and Yahoo! maintain their respective brands.]
What do we think of this policy/content change?
Does anyone know the numbers? As in, what %s of user accounts/posts are NSFW vs SFW.
As noted in Section 8 of our Community Standards (Sexual Exploitation of Adults), people use Facebook to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and want to allow for this discussion. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates, encourages or coordinates sexual encounters between adults. We also restrict sexually explicit language that may lead to solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that attempts to coordinate or recruit for adult sexual activities including but not limited to:
Filmed sexual activities
Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Content that engages in explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
Sex or sexual partners
Sex chat or conversations
Nude images
Content that engages in implicit sexual solicitation, which can be identified by offering or asking to engage in a sexual act and/or acts identified by other suggestive elements such as any of the following:
Vague suggestive statements, such as “looking for a good time tonight”
Sexualized slang
Using sexual hints such as mentioning sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, sexual preference/sexual partner preference, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), commonly sexualized areas of the body such as the breasts, groin, or buttocks, state of hygiene of genitalia or buttocks
Content (hand drawn, digital, or real-world art) that may depict explicit sexual activity or suggestively posed person(s).
Content that offers or asks for other adult activities such as:
Commercial pornography
Partners who share fetish or sexual interests
Sexually explicit language that adds details and goes beyond mere naming or mentioning of:
A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection)
An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs are joined by Paul Lanner, the creator of Haunters Against Hate. Paul gives the gory story of how HAH came to exist and how much it has grown since its beginnings. He also delights the guys with devilish details of his exploits as a designer and all-around horror fanatic.
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, we spread a little Christmas cheer early as the cubs have an interview with Jim Stevenson, one of the professional Santa Clauses in the 2014 documentary ‘I Am Santa Claus’. In the interview, Jim shares stories about his life as a gay bear and what it was like to be a Santa Claus.
Santa Jim Stevenson resides in Ft. Worth, TX and is the proud winner of ‘Mr. Texas Bear Round-Up,’ the largest gathering of hairy homosexual men in the country. He is in a relationship with a Denver Colorado man 30 years his junior whom he calls ‘his special elf’.
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, we spread a little Christmas cheer early as the cubs have an interview with Jim Stevenson, one of the professional Santa Clauses in the 2014 documentary ‘I Am Santa Claus’. In the interview, Jim shares stories about his life as a gay bear and what it was like to be a Santa Claus.