→ If you are on Bluesky, Tumblr, Twitter, Patreon, or other platforms that already heavily or entirely restrict fictional kink works, please see our best practices page.

• 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 elsewhere. ➡ archiveofourown.org

• Social Media ALL

  Baraag is a Mastodon instance that has very strong protections for human-created kink art. Invite only. Lolisho-centric, but all other kink art 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. ➡ dreamwidth.org

• Site Host ALL

  NearlyFreeSpeech (NFS) is an old-school site host that allows everything under US 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 ALL

  leprd.space is a free host that allow explicit content for hobbyist sites. By application only, and will not allow anything illegal under US or Netherlands laws. ➡ leprd.space

• Site Host ALL

  erohost.club is a free host that allow explicit content for hobbyist sites. By application only. ➡ erohost.club

• Site Host ALL

  Hostwinds has the most straight forward TOS when it comes to adult content. ➡ www.hostwinds.com

• Site Host ALL

  Neocities is a free website builder that does allow explicit work, but site creators are required to check a box if applicable. Their TOS is very vague on what's specifically allowed beyond that, and likely subject to change; use with caution. ➡ neocities.org

• Site Host Lolisho ALL OTHER

  Squidge is a fandom oriented site host & image host. Written artistic work is acceptable, but there are limits to images. There are additional rules to not allowing any links to for-profit subscription platforms, shops, or donation jars. ➡ squidge.org

• Site Host ALL

  Hawkhost is a good, stable host that allows explicit work. ➡ www.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

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

• Subscription Lolisho BDSM Incest Furry

  Subscribestar.adult has been self-advertised as a Patreon alternative for erotic artists and writers. However they receive payment via Visa & Mastercard and are likely to limit the ability to post taboo kinks much like Patreon, even if they haven't "cracked down" as much. Use with extreme caution. ➡ subscribestar.adult

→ There is a comprehensive guide at this Canceled Resources page. A small amount of 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- real names, locations, pronouns, workplace location, and sexual orientations.

• Prevention

  Remove content warning / trigger lists from easily accessible bios, carrds, descriptions. Sadly, a growing number of harassers 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 and sensitive vents to a platform that has more fine-grained privacy controls or a "paywall". Twitter (and tumblr to a lesser extent) are unique in that there is a known group of harassers that exists specifically on these two platforms, and actively look for new targets. Moving away from these two sites alone, if possible, will greatly reduce risk of being mobbed.

• Legal Assistance

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation have taken some cases in regards to digital art and the US's First Amendment. If they cannot assist you directly, there is a high chance they can connect you with lawyers in their network. ➡ https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance

• Legal Assistance

  The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund have taken some cases in regards to sequential art and the US's First Amendment. Membership is required for full immediate legal assistance, but you can report censorship as a non-member. ➡ https://cbldf.org/report-censorship/

• Legal Assistance

  The Knight First Amendment Institute have taken some cases in regards to the US's First Amendment. 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 has assisted individual fans when their fanworks are challenged, can answer questions about law relevant to fanworks, and help fans find legal representation. To contact OTW’s Legal Committee, send an e-mail to legal@transformativeworks.org ; ve aware that communicating with Legal will not create an attorney-client relationship unless Legal explicitly says otherwise in writing. ➡ transformativeworks.org/our-projects/legal/

• Software

  Get a VPN, use it daily to acclimatize, have them on your hard drive, several VPN’s preferable. this is for the age verification laws coming. Start reading up on secure, privacy-focused infrastructure (prioritize email > website > shop in that order).

• Software

  email/gdrive alternatives, link gdrive tom of finland censoring

• Software

  Prepare for discord and tumblr to be hit in the next wave. have alternatives *and actively start using them* if they’re mission critical platforms for you. I’ve played with matrix though I quite fancy IRC. if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. (also mention revolt)

• Site

  Create a personal website. For extensive tips (practical and policy-wise, please see this page ➡ general resources.)

• Action

  Call or mail letters to Senators/Representatives if you are based in the US. Some sites with detailed instructions, "scripts" to say, and other actions are listed below. ➡ https://yellat.money/

• Action

  Call or mail letters to Paypal/Stripe/Credit card executives and inquire into accountability with restricting ability to purchase legal content. Contacting during "high pressure" periods like the holidays will increase effectiveness. ➡ https://stop-paypros.neocities.org/

• Join/Donate

  Join/Donate to the Free Speech Coalition, an association for the adult industry actively fighting current age verification and anti-porn policies. ➡ https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/

• Report Censorship

  Report Censorshipto the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. If you know of an online store, library, physical store, or publisher that has censored artistic sequential work - contact the CBLDF at the following link. ➡ cbldf.org/report-censorship/