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With the recent change in Tumblr’s policy on nudity many creators (and visitors) are looking for an alternative platform to keep on going.

I have listed alternative platforms which came to my mind and did some basic research to help you to make an educated choice.

What made tumblr attractive in the past was a unique combination of

a large user base, which both provides plenty of new content and people eager to look/like/reblog it (in other words: A large audience to the creators work)

Liberal rules on nudity

Wed and mobile application

No costs

This combination is hard to find again.

My verdicts are for now:

Ello or deviantArt for creators who wnt to share their work among other creators

Vero for people who are essentially looking for a “nsfw-Instagram”

VK.com: For the adventurous

500px: I want to post or view really good photographed breasts

Flickr: I just ant du dump all my hotos somewhere to share it by link

Artfolio, Website: I need a “business card” to share by link

I personally will focus on Ello, Vero and my own website. Let me know if you are in

Ello

Description/Claim: “The Creators Network”. Ello is a global community of artists dedicated to creative excellence. Built by artists, for artists

Type of Service: Instagramm-Like. Kinda.

Address: https://www.ello.co/

Costs: Free

Number of Users: > 1 million

Mobile Client: Available

Web Client: Available

Main Language: English

Policy on Nudity: If you regularly post adult-oriented content, otherwise deemed NSFW, please respect those in our community that do not wish to see it by flagging your profile Not Safe for Work (NSFW).

Other: Ello claims several notable distinguishing intentions as a social network: never sell user data to advertisers or third parties, never show advertisements, and not enforce a real-name policy.

Vero

Description/Claim: Vero is a social network for anyone who loves anything enough to share it – and wants control over who they share it with. Just like we do in real life.

Type of Service: Instagramm-Like

Address: https://www.vero.co/

Costs: “free for Life”

Number of Users: > 1 million

Mobile Client: Available

Web Client: Not Available

Main Language: English

Policy on Nudity: No Policy against Nudity. However, Vero has a a “Flag as inappropriate” functionality

Other: High degree of Transparency. See https://www.vero.co/vero-manifesto/

DeviantArt

Description/Claim: Bleed and Breed Art - We are where art starts, but that’s only the beginning. We are the movement for the liberation of creative expression. We believe that art is for everyone, and we’re creating the cultural context for how it is created, discovered, and shared.

Type Of Service: Deviant-Art-Like ;-).

Address: https://www.deviantart.com/

Costs: Free / Subscription Based

Number of Users:  > 40 million

Mobile Client: Not Available

Web Client: Available

Main Language: English

Policy On Nudity: Liberal, details unknown

Main Language: English

Other: User Interface created in early ’90 as it seems

Vk.com

Description/Claim: VK (short for its original name VKontakte; Russian: ВКонта́кте, meaning InContact) is a Russian online social media and social networking service.

Type Of Service: Facebook-Like

Address: VK.com

Costs: Free / Advertisement based

Number of Users:  > 100 million (>95% Russian)

Mobile Client: Available

Web Client: Not Available (?)

Main Language: Russian

Policy On Nudity: Liberal, details unknown

Main Language: Russian

Other: Owned by Mail.ru which has strong ties to Russian government

500px

Description/Claim: The community for passionate photographers. Join over 15 million photographers from 195 countries to discover and share incredible photos, gain global exposure, and get paid for your work and skills.

Type Of Service: Image Hosting

Address: https://500px.com/

Costs: Free and Subscription

Number of Users: 15 Million

Mobile Client: Available

Web Client: Available

Main Language: English

Policy On Nudity: [It is forbidden] To post […] any Visual Content or Communications that are libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive, profane, or that infringes any copyright or other right of any person

Other: Initially Russian-owned, now Chinese. Knowing for banning users without warning or explanation

Flickr

Description/Claim: We want to help people make their photos available to the people who matter to them.

Type Of Service: Image Hosting

Address: https://www.flickr.com/

Costs: Free and Subscription

Number of Users: 15 Million

Mobile Client: Available

Web Client: Available

Main Language: English

Policy On Nudity: Liberal, But restricted in Germany (?): After further researching our available options, we decided to adjust our policy in Germany to enable pictures rated as “moderate” to be visible for our users starting today. We’ve received plenty of feedback from our members on this and hopefully this change helps address some of the desires expressed while still complying with legal requirements regarding age verification.

Used to be owned by Yahoo (former owner of Tumblr), now sold to SmugMug

Artfolio, Patreon, Own Website…

Description/Claim: Showcase your work

Type Of Service: Portfolio/Homepage

Address: …what you make of it

Costs: Subscription

Number of Users: Next to zero – unless you run some serious marketing or are very well known

Mobile Client: Not Available

Web Client: Available

Main Language: Your Choice

Policy On Nudity: Your Policy – but has to obey the law

Other: Beyond tightening provisions around hate speech and illegal content, Patreon essentially banned sex workers and adult content of a sexual nature as of October 2018.

FetLife, JoyClub

Description/Claim: Follow your Kinks

Type Of Service: Social networks, focused on Sex/fetish

Address: fetlife.com/joyclub.de

Costs: Subscription

Number of Users: > 2 Million each

Mobile Client: Not Available

Web Client: Available

Main Language: English, German

Policy On Nudity: Very relaxed

Other: Focus is not on photography but on Sex/fetish/porn

ModelMahem, PurplePort, ModelKartei

Description/Claim: Social Networks focused on Modelling/Photography

Type Of Service: Social networks, focused on Modelling/Photography

Address: modelmayhem.com, purpleport.com, model-kartei.de

Costs: Subscription

Number of Users: < 100k each

Mobile Client: Not Available

Web Client: Available

Main Language: English, German

Policy On Nudity: Liberal, No Porn though

When did freedom of expression suddenly become an online crime? When did an attack on a specific subset of any group ever work to the benefit of any institution?

In this bloggers humble opinion, Tumblr’s December 17th forced genocide of Adult Content blogs is just another example of how our society is slipping backwards in its level of tolerance towards anything that is different, preferring to have this type of content hidden away, and marked with a scarlet letter of intolerance and shame.

Are there issues revolving around certain types of blogs Yes. Child pornography and other unacceptably content is abhorrent to all. Is Tumblr going after those specific types of blogs? No. Are they setting up a system that blocks minors from accessing adult content blogs? No. They are preferring to follow a simplistic “nuke it all” approach rather than address the overall problem. Taking a M.A.D (mutually assured destruction) approach, can only end in one way, for without adult content, Tumblr will die off.