Passion and pragmatism collided last summer when we pooled our earnings after a live stream and discovered the platform kept more than half of what viewers paid. We paused, counted …
Perhaps 78% of independent adult creators report sustaining profits for three or more years, a figure that surprises investors and challenges assumptions about the industry’s volatility. We have watched individuals …
Various recent policy moves and high-profile lawsuits have forced us to rethink how accountability functions within the adult industry. As lawmakers propose age-verification mandates, platforms tighten content moderation, and advocacy …
Only 12% of online platforms currently verify ages with methods that meet emerging regulatory standards, and we find that statistic unsettling. We are navigating a landscape where age assurance requirements …
Sometimes we treat ephemeral and enduring as opposites, yet cloud archives show how fleeting publications can become permanent records. We remember the early days of adult content publishing as chaotic, …
Consumer privacy expectations and the adult content industry have followed divergent paths that are suddenly converging. We used to treat convenience and anonymity as separate priorities—one for mainstream media, the …
Newsrooms and publishing houses face a mounting dilemma: synthetic media can amplify storytelling while simultaneously eroding trust if left unchecked. The problem: we grapple daily with deepfakes, AI-generated text, and …
I never expected the billboard on the commuter express to remind us how fragile our business model could be. We study shifting ad rules for adult media brands and find …
Just 12 percent of creators once relied primarily on subscriptions; now a majority count on direct audience support to make a living, and we are rewriting the rules as fast …
"The web is a rising tide that lifts only some boats." We believe that metaphor captures both promise and exclusion in adult digital media. As creators, platforms, educators, and advocates, …
