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[THROBBS]

I have two illustrated stories up currently.
one has pretty "benign", "artistic", "academic" hand drawn nudes as illustrations, but they ARE nudes.
https://www.literotica.com/s/model-muse

The other has more "pornographic" (? ...maybe), certainly explicit illustrations (also hand drawn).
https://www.literotica.com/s/meet-me-at-the-cafe

I reckon that, regarding "over the shoulder" accidental viewing, they should both be removed.

 

[RejectReality]

I've been warning for a long time that revenge porn and proof of permission is going to hit this site hard some day and no one wants to hear it.

Even when porn hub and other sites started removing tons of content unless the person was willing to go through some extra steps to verify who they were, it was seen as a joke here. '

Most of the porn clips and pictures of pro porn stars are most likely not here with permission, but they've been put out there already and at this point could be seen as advertising.

But these am pic threads and a lot of threads seen in forums are obviously from creeper accounts, ex boyfriends or even current partners who want to show off their wife and GF who has no idea they're being plastered all over the internet. My long time theory is half the women posting pics in am pics aren't them, but their partner or an ex. Do you know the KC Cummings story? Ask me and I'll tell you, but I won't do it in a public post, but it says a lot about how things go here, or did.

On lit-or any sites-end, how can you really prove this? Probably can't so maybe its time to realize this isn't the wild west anymore and be proactive.

Draconian describes the "who cares is some woman was posted sucking cock without her permission"

This is why Only Fans works, or sites like Clips 4 sale or any other creator only content, they have proof that this is the person in the account.

As for Jafo, no one who knew him could believe he was made a mod, and his insults, bullying and abusing his power is a perfect case of being as advertised. No one knew what the site was thinking then with him and we never will.

The age verification laws I'm talking about are the ones requiring sites to verify every visitor. Uploader makes sense. Rando looking to spank it doesn't. You're just giving another company ( who likely has less invested in cyber security ) a bunch of information they're required to keep by law for hackers to steal.

Jafo has always been and always will be a troll.

https://forum.literotica.com/threads/mature-dressed-and-sexy-women-2.1535949/post-95471648
https://forum.literotica.com/threads/mature-dressed-and-sexy-women-2.1535949/post-95349962
https://forum.literotica.com/threads/mature-dressed-and-sexy-women-2.1535949/post-95350072

 

[MelissaBaby]

The justification for the change is so lame. If people are so worried about being seen reading their smut in public, read in private. Seems to me that we're all being being punished because one or two readers can't exercise their own self-control. Or can't turn their phone the other way. It's one of the dumbest things I've seen in a very long time.

If I can write it in public, they can damn well read it in public.

 

[SinclairGroupLLP]

This is what bugs me. I'm being told "We received positive feedback about this," and nobody asked me for my feedback. Apparently some people's feedback matters more than others, and I suspect this is a minority, not the majority. But we don't know, because the site doesn't give us enough information to know.

I’m just assuming they do what I do when I tell people about feedback I’ve received at work.

1 email; “I’ve received a number of comments”
2 emails: “I’ve received a significant number of comments”
3 emails: “I’ve received an unprecedented number of comments”
4 or more: “I have received an absurd amount of comments”

 

[SinclairGroupLLP]

If I can write it in public, they can damn well read it in public.

People would be shocked at the places I’ve written some of my stories, lol.

 

[Voboy]

I’m just assuming they do what I do when I tell people about feedback I’ve received at work.

1 email; “I’ve received a number of comments”
2 emails: “I’ve received a significant number of comments”
3 emails: “I’ve received an unprecedented number of comments”
4 or more: “I have received an absurd amount of comments”

This.

My assumption is that there is no feedback, other than constant prodding from one certain mod.

 

[SimonDoom]

I suspect the justification for this change is different from what Manu said, but the Site hasn't been clear about it.

Because of where I live in the US, I've been somewhat oblivious to this, because it's not a problem here, but the legal environment concerning online pornographic material across the US is becoming more restrictive. Over 16 states have passed laws that require websites that offer "pornographic" material (whatever that means) to require age verification. These laws are currently being challenged in courts, but so far the prospects of successfully challenging the laws don't look good. The Fifth Circuit (the federal circuit that encompasses part of the American South) upheld one such state law. The US Supreme Court heard oral argument on the Constitutionality of an age verification law in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton in January. It should issue a ruling in June or July. How the court rules is anybody's guess.

The result of this has been that some websites, like Pornhub, have proactively dealt with the problem by blocking access to its pages to users located in states with age verification.

Whether or not the age-verification laws would apply to the content at Literotica is an open question, but I'm sure Literotica would dread having to adopt such a requirement. If a zealous prosecutor from even one state with such laws were to pursue such a claim against Literotica, it could be a problem. This may be a precautionary step (I'm speculating) toward avoiding the risk of this problem.

Perhaps they are reluctant to come out and say that they are taking steps to avoid a legal risk that they are aware of. That might imply awareness, and therefore a culpable mental state. That fear seems unjustified to me, but maybe that's what's going on. Again, I'm speculating.

 

[SimonDoom]

Following up on my last post: Apparently, in Louisiana, which passed an age-verification law for porn, causing Pornhub subsequently to block Louisiana users, the use of Pornhub has declined by 80% since the beginning of 2025.

 

[Bazzle]

Following up on my last post: Apparently, in Louisiana, which passed an age-verification law for porn, causing Pornhub subsequently to block Louisiana users, the use of Pornhub has declined by 80% since the beginning of 2025.

I visit a smoking fetish website, that in the coming weeks will ban users from UK in the coming weeks.

 

[TheLobster]

Following up on my last post: Apparently, in Louisiana, which passed an age-verification law for porn, causing Pornhub subsequently to block Louisiana users, the use of Pornhub has declined by 80% since the beginning of 2025.

I'm confused. If it's blocked, then the use should decline by 100%. Or is this a self-reported result that basically amounts to "20% of residents of Louisiana know what a VPN is"?

I visit a smoking fetish website, that in the coming weeks will ban users from UK in the coming weeks.

My impression is that when it comes to free speech, UK shouldn't be held as an example because it is its own, special basket case.

 

[SimonDoom]

I'm confused. If it's blocked, then the use should decline by 100%. Or is this a self-reported result that basically amounts to "20% of residents of Louisiana know what a VPN is"?

I don't know. That's what's reported. I assume the 20% are finding a way around it.

 

[SimonDoom]

My impression is that when it comes to free speech, UK shouldn't be held as an example because it is its own, special basket case.

This is one of the problems with not having a written constitution.

 

[alohadave]

Following up on my last post: Apparently, in Louisiana, which passed an age-verification law for porn, causing Pornhub subsequently to block Louisiana users, the use of Pornhub has declined by 80% since the beginning of 2025.

They are just using VPNs now and their traffic is showing as coming from other states.

It'd be interesting to see before and after traffic numbers for each state. I'm sure that while there may be some small reduction in overall traffic, most just shifted to other states.

 

[SimonDoom]

They are just using VPNs now and their traffic is showing as coming from other states.

It'd be interesting to see before and after traffic numbers for each state. I'm sure that while there may be some small reduction in overall traffic, most just shifted to other states.

If enough states pass these laws and other states allow circumvention, though, that may encourage a push for a national age verification law. I suppose that could be circumvented by non-US VPNs, but at some point the burden may be enough to make sites throw up their hands and give in.

 

[nice90sguy]

I just looked over the images in my illustrated stories. I have a feeling that the alien nudes might be ok, as will the no-pussy and no-dick povs. We'll see...

 

[THROBBS]

I just looked over the images in my illustrated stories. I have a feeling that the alien nudes might be ok, as will the no-pussy and no-dick povs. We'll see...

Based on what?

The post read "no nudes"— in prudish United States, titties are nudeness.

 

[AG31]

Perhaps they are reluctant to come out and say that they are taking steps to avoid a legal risk that they are aware of. That might imply awareness, and therefore a culpable mental state. That fear seems unjustified to me, but maybe that's what's going on. Again, I'm speculating.

Good point.

 

[nostuff]

Please, don't ban the nudes!!! Just don't!!!

 

[M_K_Babalon]

If there's pictures in a thread I don't wanna see, I just don't go in that thread, like an adult. It's why I stopped going in Emily's be nice thread. No need to bitch and moan, we're all adults on what's essentially a porn site, and some already know they shouldn't be here at work, anyway.

 

[Escierto]

Don't back down under pressure from these crybabies and jackasses. No nudes is the correct approach.

 

[nice90sguy]

I visit a smoking fetish website, that in the coming weeks will ban users from UK in the coming weeks.

Yeah, you can't even passive smoke online anymore here in the UK. But buggery in certain schools is still acceptable, thank God.

 

[Writer61]

I suspect the justification for this change is different from what Manu said, but the Site hasn't been clear about it.

Because of where I live in the US, I've been somewhat oblivious to this, because it's not a problem here, but the legal environment concerning online pornographic material across the US is becoming more restrictive. Over 16 states have passed laws that require websites that offer "pornographic" material (whatever that means) to require age verification. These laws are currently being challenged in courts, but so far the prospects of successfully challenging the laws don't look good. The Fifth Circuit (the federal circuit that encompasses part of the American South) upheld one such state law. The US Supreme Court heard oral argument on the Constitutionality of an age verification law in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton in January. It should issue a ruling in June or July. How the court rules is anybody's guess.

The result of this has been that some websites, like Pornhub, have proactively dealt with the problem by blocking access to its pages to users located in states with age verification.

Whether or not the age-verification laws would apply to the content at Literotica is an open question, but I'm sure Literotica would dread having to adopt such a requirement. If a zealous prosecutor from even one state with such laws were to pursue such a claim against Literotica, it could be a problem. This may be a precautionary step (I'm speculating) toward avoiding the risk of this problem.

Perhaps they are reluctant to come out and say that they are taking steps to avoid a legal risk that they are aware of. That might imply awareness, and therefore a culpable mental state. That fear seems unjustified to me, but maybe that's what's going on. Again, I'm speculating.

There is also the fact that the internet is available outside US jurisdiction. Both the UK and the EU are tightening the rules around online pornography, probably other countries too, which places websites - whatever their origin - at risk.

 

[alohadave]

There is also the fact that the internet is available outside US jurisdiction. Both the UK and the EU are tightening the rules around online pornography, probably other countries too, which places websites - whatever their origin - at risk.

It's also important to consider that there are conservative groups outside the US that are just as hellbent on preventing access to pornography online as in the US. They don't need to get laws passed, they can put pressure on hosting companies and payment processors. This is more insidious, IMO, since there is no way to legally fight back without suing. And when it comes to smut, many people will not defend it in public, even though they consume it.

 

[AG31]

Don't back down under pressure from these crybabies and jackasses. No nudes is the correct approach.

Why is it the correct approach?

 

[NoTalentHack]

Ah, here’s the reason: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/take_it_down_act_passes/

TL;DR: it’s so broadly written that it can include (if one is inclined to do so) non-photographic digital art (which could include uploaded drawings) and both has draconian penalties and a severely short (48 hours) turnaround time for pulling images before said penalties can be enforced. It’s chock full of the same “mistakes” as the DMCA that allows putative copyright holders the ability to abuse smaller content creators, e.g. disregarding fair use on order to choke out YouTube creators that criticize a major studio’s films/business model.