If you are on Bluesky, Tumblr, Twitter, Patreon, or other platforms that already heavily or entirely restrict fictional kink works, please see our general resources and tips.

Most website hosts will allow any and all written works, but artists who create visual art depicting minors or otherwise "obscene" works are advised to add a statement of artistic intent on their personal sites.

Hosts whose terms of service are governed by United States or unspecified law, AND do not mention obscenity law specifically are marked with a warning.

• Creative Gallery ALL

  Archive of Our Own (Ao3) is a library for both fan-fiction and original fiction. You cannot post works that are meant for profit, but they allow all kinks and limited image support if you host the images off-site. archiveofourown.org

• Social Media ALL

  Baraag is a Mastodon instance that has very strong protections for kink art so long as it is not AI-generated. It is invite only and lolisho-centric, but all other kink art is permitted. baraag.net

• Social Media ALL

  Dreamwidth is a text-centric journaling/blogging platform similar to LiveJournal with a robust privacy control system in addition to allowing all kinks. There is limited image support and artists are advised to host their images off-site. dreamwidth.org

• Site Host Obscenity ALL

  NearlyFreeSpeech (NFS) is an old-school site host that hosts everything legal under United States law. While it is not suggested for first-time site creators due to being "hands off," it allows adult content not supported by most other major site hosts. nearlyfreespeech.net

• Site Host Obscenity ALL

  leprd.space is a free host for hobbyist sites. It is application only and allows any adult art that is legal under United States or Netherlands law. leprd.space

• Site Host ALL

  erohost.club is a free host that allows explicit content for hobbyist sites. It has no content restrictions for art and is application only. erohost.club

• Site Host Obscenity ALL

  Hostwinds has the most straight forward terms of service regarding adult content. Abides by United States law. hostwinds.com

• Site Host Obscenity ALL OTHER

  Neocities is a free website builder that allows adult content so long as users designate their site as non-work safe in their account settings. Their terms of service abide by United States law but contributors who have contacted their moderation team have reported they do not allow adult content that depicts minors. Use with caution. neocities.org

• Site Host Obscenity ALL

  Squidge is a fandom oriented site host and image host. Adult artists using their web hosting are asked to create an age gate for their site, and those who create works depict minors are required to include a statement declaring artistic intent. Their image hosting does not allow works depicting minors. There are additional rules to not allowing any links to for-profit subscription platforms, shops, or donation jars. squidge.org

• Site Host Obscenity ALL

  Hawkhost is a good, stable host that allows explicit work. "Illegal activity" is considered a violation of their terms of service but no specific governing law is mentioned. hawkhost.com

• Chat Platform ALL

  Rocketchat is a secure chat platform that is open-sourced and can be self hosted. Once installed, you control your own moderation. rocket.chat

• Shop ALL

  Ecrater is an online shop for both digital and physical goods. You can choose whether to add specific payment processors or to have payments done by cashier's check. ecrater.com

• Subscription Obscenity BDSM Incest Furry

  Subscribestar.adult has been self-advertised as a Patreon alternative for erotic artists and writers. However, they receive payment via Visa and Mastercard and are likely to limit the ability to post taboo kinks much like Patreon. Use with extreme caution. subscribestar.adult

There is a comprehensive guide at this Cancelled Resources page. Highlights are posted below with permission from the author.

• Prevention

  Remove identifying information about yourself from bios, about pages and posts. This information can include but is not limited to wallet names, addresses, pronouns, workplace information, and sexual orientations.

• Prevention

  Remove content warning/"trigger" lists from easily accessible bios, link aggregates or other user descriptions. A growing number of trolls and payment processors actively use these content warnings as keywords (such as "incest" or "non-con") as a way to find new targets.

• Prevention

  Consider migrating text posts, sensitive or otherwise, to a platform that has more fine-grained privacy controls or a paywall. Twitter and Tumblr are unique in that there is a recognized culture of "anti-ship"/"anti" trolls that actively search for new targets. Moving away from these two sites alone, if possible, will greatly reduce risk of being dogpiled.

• Legal Assistance

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation has taken cases concerning digital art and the United States's first amendment rights. If they cannot assist you directly, there is a high chance they can connect you with lawyers in their network. eff.org/pages/legal-assistance

• Legal Assistance

  The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has taken cases concerning comics, sequential art and the United States's first amendment rights. Membership is required for full immediate legal assistance, but you can report censorship as a non-member. cbldf.org/report-censorship

• Legal Assistance

  The Knight First Amendment Institute has taken cases concerning the United States's first amendment rights. Membership is required for full immediate legal assistance, but you can report censorship as a non-member. https://knightcolumbia.org/page/contact

• Legal Assistance

  The Organization of Transformative Works (OTW) has assisted fans facing legal challenges and can answer questions about law relevant to fanworks and finding legal representation. To contact OTW's legal committee, send an e-mail to legal@transformativeworks.org. Be aware that communicating with their legal committee will not create an attorney-client relationship unless explicitly stated otherwise writing. transformativeworks.org/our-projects/legal

• Legal Assistance

  Consider reaching out to your local federal public and community defender's office to inform them you may be at risk of legal issues. If they cannot help you, they are likely to be in contact with a federal practicioner who can. https://www.fd.org/sites/default/files/public/other-resources/Federal-Defender-Programs/defenderdir_0.pdf

• Legal Assistance Consider reaching out to your local police department to inform them they may receive false reports about a serious emergency concerning you that may lead to them visiting your home, workplace or other locations you frequent.
• Software

  Get a VPN and use it daily to acclimatize. Ideally, you should have several VPNs on your hard drive to prepare for incoming the age verification laws. Start reading up on secure, privacy-focused infrastructure, prioritizing email, website and online shops in that order.

• Software

  If instant messaging platforms like Discord are mission critical for you, consider Matrix, Revolt and IRC as alternatives.

• Personal Site

  Create a personal website. For extensive tips, practical and policy-wise, please visit our general resources page.

• Action

  If you are based in the United States, consider calling or mailling physical letters to your local and state representatives. Some sites with detailed instructions, scripts and other actions are listed here. yellat.money

• Action

  Call or mail physical letters to Paypal, Stripe, and other payment processing executives and demand accountability with regard to restrictions on purchasing legal content. Contacting them during "high pressure" periods like the holidays is most effective. stop-paypros.neocities.org

• Join & Donate

  Join and donate to the Free Speech Coalition, an association actively fighting current age verification and anti-porn policies that impact the adult industry. freespeechcoalition.com