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.

Show Topic

• COL459 – FOSTA Impact from March 25, 2018 [time jump to 31:10 for the show topic discussion]
• Cookie Cyboid Tweet re: SESTA/FOSTA impacts [Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act / Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act]

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.
• Where will the porn gravitate to on the internet?
• Vox: Tumblr bans porn so Verizon can sell ads

Alternatives:

• Twitter
• Heftynet
• Mastodon
  • Humblr.social
  • Bear.community
• Cumblr? [a replacement startup for Tumblr that focuses explicitly on adult content]

What do we think of the recent change in Facebook’s own terms re: sexual expression?

Here’s the new wording from Facebook’s Community Standards Section 15:

15. Sexual Solicitation

Policy Rationale

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)

Facebook Community Standards Section 14: Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity

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