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What's the problem with NSFW? Why discriminate and demonize this kind of content?

> We don't want to create a bad experience for someone that might stumble across explicit images, nor is it in our company ethos to support explicit content, so some lascivious or sexualized posts are not allowed.

Hey Imgur! By banning NSFT you've create a bad experience for me and now I'm stumbled. Happy?



> What's the problem with NSFW? Why discriminate and demonize this kind of content?

The usual answer is that advertisers don't want their ads appearing next to it.


how about showing nsfw ads next to nsfw content?


NSFW ads are never 100% reliably detected or voluntarily flagged, and it only takes one screnshot of Wholesome Brand™ next to someone's penis for it to be a PR issue.


Free hosting for the masses of porn on the internet is a low interest rate phenomenon.


turn them off on NSFW posts?


Tumblr tried that. No NSFW voluntary tagging nor automated detection is ever perfect, so many advertisers treat it as all-or-nothing.




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