Ralf Gonzo Kappe in topic Sex Workers · Edited
We just wrote an #OpenLetter to #Instagram:
To:
Instagram, Adam Mosseri, Instagram CEO
Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO
OPEN LETTER
Dear Adam Mosseri,
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
Instagram - you just announced that you “have begun reducing the spread of posts that are inappropriate but do not go against Instagram’s Community Guidelines.” That means if someone’s post is sexually suggestive, but doesn’t contain a sex act or nudity, it will get them in trouble, they are either shadow-banned or kicked off from Instagram – but only if they’re not a Kardashian, we guess.
We see - this will affect every adult content creator on Instagram: Pornstars, LiveCam and Erotic Models, you name it. Just call it what it is: it’s a Sex Worker purge, because now it doesn’t matter anymore if they comply with your guidelines or not. You will use “machine learning“ to rule Sex Workers out. But we guess, you will keep the Kardashian ad business up and running.
If you are in fact not targeting sex workers, now would be a good time to re-assure them that they are still welcome on Instagram (as long as they follow your guidelines, of course). If not – and we bet that it will play out like that – they are always welcome on Sharesome, the NSFW social media platform built with the needs of Sex Workers in mind. You (and Tumblr) built your business on “sexy”, but it seems you just forgot about that.
Regards,
@TudorBold
CEO, Sharesome
@RalfKappe
Founder, Sharesome
@TamTam
Co-founder, Sharesome
To:
Instagram, Adam Mosseri, Instagram CEO
Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO
OPEN LETTER
Dear Adam Mosseri,
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
Instagram - you just announced that you “have begun reducing the spread of posts that are inappropriate but do not go against Instagram’s Community Guidelines.” That means if someone’s post is sexually suggestive, but doesn’t contain a sex act or nudity, it will get them in trouble, they are either shadow-banned or kicked off from Instagram – but only if they’re not a Kardashian, we guess.
We see - this will affect every adult content creator on Instagram: Pornstars, LiveCam and Erotic Models, you name it. Just call it what it is: it’s a Sex Worker purge, because now it doesn’t matter anymore if they comply with your guidelines or not. You will use “machine learning“ to rule Sex Workers out. But we guess, you will keep the Kardashian ad business up and running.
If you are in fact not targeting sex workers, now would be a good time to re-assure them that they are still welcome on Instagram (as long as they follow your guidelines, of course). If not – and we bet that it will play out like that – they are always welcome on Sharesome, the NSFW social media platform built with the needs of Sex Workers in mind. You (and Tumblr) built your business on “sexy”, but it seems you just forgot about that.
Regards,
@TudorBold
CEO, Sharesome
@RalfKappe
Founder, Sharesome
@TamTam
Co-founder, Sharesome
