I got a message on Instagram from someone who has followed me for years. Like, since my Snapchat days - years. He asked if I ever thought about going live on Instagram and using the same format and routine I used with Snap on my lives.
I've never been live on Instagram, though I've always wanted to. Looking into it more, the answer is no, I can not use the same format I used on Snap during my Instagram lives due to community guidelines.
As we all know, community guidelines are very vague. So, any explicit movement that dictates or depicts sexual activity or acts is essentially an account strike. So, as I read that, something as simple as squeezing my boobs together is a violation or could be a violation of platform rules.
My shows are all about sensuality and sexuality, flirtation, and fun. That's the point. So essentially, this idea is dead in the water.
Meta has invested heavily into AI, which monitors everything on that platform, but it is more prevalent in any live feed to ensure community guidelines are not violated as the shows are live and not pre-recorded like reels or stories. Both of which I use.
Google directed me to other adult platforms, Only Fans or Fansly, but that's not the point.
My followers are on Instagram. Not on those other accounts.
From a creators perspective, it takes a lot of work building a platform. Whether it is this platform or Instagram, there is a lot of work and effort that goes into growing and maintaining it. And people follow you because of that. But many people aren't willing to change platforms to follow you. Some have, and I am eternally grateful for those people. But the reality of platform growth is chance. People see your content on that particular platform and follow you. That's it. Growth happens through convenience. Convenience of whatever particular platform your content is viewed and liked on.
Your real followers, the people who truly enjoy the creator and their content, those are the ones who follow you from platform to platform. And that is a rarity.
So, what am I going to do? I will most likely continue to use my close friends story group on IG, where I dance and "point of view" within the rules.
My format or style is very similar to Snapchat. Obviously, there's no nudity, but it is passionate and fun. And, my viewers enjoy it for what I am allowed to work with. So, really, that's all that matters.
If I do decide to use the live option, it will be very vanilla. Like me sitting in front of a camera corresponding with followers, vanilla.
Interaction is always fun, but I enjoy the dance and expression part of any kind of performance as well. Mixing the two together is top-tier, and truly, what builds your audience.
This is just another reminder that social media is a business that is expected to grow and generate revenue. It's not like it used to be. As much as I want to go back, it never will. Once money gets involved in anything, it's ruined. And, social media is just the latest example.
