Pillowfort101: NSFW

Hi Pillowfolks! Welcome to a very special edition of Pillowfort101. Today’s topic covers everything “NSFW (not safe for work)” in a safe for work format.

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What does NSFW stand for anyway?

NSFW is shorthand for not safe for work. It’s used as a common warning for internet content a user may not wish to look at in public (such as a place of employment.). Examples of such content include adult content.

Pillowfort is a NSFW Friendly platform…

Pillowfort’s popularity has risen in recent years because we are a NSFW friendly blogging platform. We believe in providing our community the freedom to create and share diverse content.

It is unfortunate that spaces for adult creators continue to disappear. The ability on the internet to create & consume NSFW content continues to change at a rapid pace even as we write this. Since Pillowfort’s inception our entire team continues to maintain the stance of never relying on venture capital investors. Being user-funded allows us to continue to operate as a platform beholden to our user base, not to corporate interests. We can continue to operate without compromising our content guidelines.

…But that comes at a cost.

While Pillowfort doesn’t have investor funding, this does create many challenges. Relying only on user payments and donations limits our resources significantly compared to other sites that receive millions of dollars in investment funding. We also pay higher payment processing fees because we allow adult content. Our survival depends on the generosity of our community.

We need your support in order for Pillowfort to continue to exist.

We currently use Authorize.net as our third party payment processor. We do not handle or store credit card information on Pillowfort’s servers.

Note: The rest of this 101 is under the cut!

NSFW FAQ

What are Pillowfort’s Content Guidelines?

Our guidelines regarding adult content are available in our Terms of Service. We are in the process of creating a separate Content Guidelines page clearly stating what is and isn’t allowed that will be released in the near future.  (Note: this will not involve changing any of our content rules themselves, but rather making our content guidelines clearer and more specific.)

What is Pillowfort’s Privacy Policy?

Our privacy policy is located here.

Why doesn’t Pillowfort use PayPal?

PayPal ended their relationship with us because we allow adult content.

Will Pillowfort always allow NSFW content?

As long as we are legally able to, the answer is ‘yes.’ The current climate regarding adult content is constantly evolving because of restrictions that are out of our control. We are monitoring the situation and maintaining contact with our legal team on the topic.

Does Pillowfort allow sex workers?

Sex workers are welcome on Pillowfort. You will not be banned for simply existing. Sex work is legitimate work and destigmatizing sex work creates a safer environment for sex workers. On Pillowfort sex workers can participate on our platform like any other user. You can create Communities, share & create content, and build a sex worker support network. Because Pillowfort does not have restrictive algorithms, every user is allowed off site advertising as long as it does not violate our Terms of Service.

However, because of restrictions already placed by credit card providers as well as US law, we can not allow the selling or soliciting of the following on our platform: escort services, sex for hire, and phone sex operators. We also can not allow promoting any sessions on Pillowfort with professional dominants/submissives, etc. Thank you so much for understanding.

How is revenge porn handled?

We take all reports of revenge porn seriously. If you are a victim of revenge porn, send in a report to moderation@pillowfort.social and a moderator will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

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Our Commitment to Adult Content Creators

We want to reassure our community that in the event credit card providers, who we primarily rely on to receive funding, place Pillowfort in a dire situation where adult content will jeopardize our platform’s existence, we will exhaust all options in securing funding alternatives or adapting to new restrictions in a way that does not compromise our content guidelines.

If, and only if, we are faced with having to temporarily disable adult content on Pillowfort (for example, to put in place new moderation tools to comply with credit card provider demands), we will let the community know first before any decisions are finalized.

We are also in the process of creating a separate Content Guidelines page to make it clearer and more specific, without changing any of our content rules, on what is and isn’t allowed on Pillowfort. We hope to have that ready in the near future.

Our team takes transparency seriously at Pillowfort. That has been one of our core values since the beginning. We are committed to keeping an open dialogue of communication with our community and encourage everyone to continue providing us feedback & suggestions. All feedback is taken to heart because it assists the direction of our development process.

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Safe Spaces For All

To ensure the safety of everyone on Pillowfort, we have developed extensive content and privacy controls. There are multiple ways to curate, share, view, and consume NSFW content because consent is important.

NSFW Filtering - Easily mark your post as NSFW and it will be automatically filtered so only users who choose to see NSFW can see it. Note: The ability to view NSFW content is set to ‘off’ as the default with every new account. You must turn on the ‘View NSFW posts’ toggle from the Filters & Blacklist setting located in the sidebar. If you are under the age of 18, you will not be able to toggle the view NSFW content to “on.”

User-created Communities - You can create community spaces separate from your curated personal blog here at Pillowfort. User Communities can be marked as NSFW, allowing them to be filtered. Communities allow you to find others who share your interests, kinks, hobbies, fetishes, fandoms, and much more.

Extensive Content Control -  Pillowfort allows users to have control over how others interact with their content.  For each post you make you get to decide who can view and engage with it, if and how it can be shared, and more. Any changes made to your content, including if a post is edited, will be retroactively applied.

Blacklisting & Remote Blocking - Pillowfort has a built-in blacklisting feature without the need for additional extensions or customizations. When you block someone, you are prevented from seeing their content on your home feed or in Communities. It also prevents them from seeing any of your posts or removes their ability to contact you through private messages and comments.

Concealed Mode - Users can limit their account’s accessibility to untrusted users in Settings. This mode makes it where a user’s profile and content can only be accessed by users who follow each other or have initiated contact with.

No Algorithms - Shadowbanning doesn’t exist here. Pillowfort does not have an algorithm that filters what you see according to marketability. Your content will not be suppressed.

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How Can I Get Ahold of Staff?

Multiple ways, actually! Whether you have a question, a feature request, or a bug report do not hesitate to reach out to us.  We take transparency very seriously and are determined to keep a bridge of communication open with our users.

Contact Form - The surest way to get in touch with Staff is to fill out the contact form located here with your bug report, feature request, media inquiry, or question. Or, just email us directly at info[at]pillowfort.social with your bug report, feature request, media inquiry, or question.

Moderation - All moderation inquiries need to be sent to moderation[at]pillowfort.social. For information regarding Moderation Appeals check out our Moderation Appeals FAQ.

Private Messaging - Send the Staff account a private message! We will get back to you as soon as we can.

BetaUsers Community - Join the BetaUsers community today with other Beta Users and participate in the conversation. Send a bug report, ask questions, and submit feedback. Staff monitors the discussion daily and are seen interacting there on a regular basis.

Social Media - Interact with Pillowfort Staff, ask questions, plus learn about upcoming features and more on social media here:

• Pillowfort: Staff
• Facebook: Pillowfortsocial
• Twitter: @pillowfort_soc
• Tumblr: pillowfort-social
• Instagram: pillowfort.social

Media Inquiries - For all media inquiries please contact Julia at jbaritz[at]pillowfort.social.

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I’m not a member of Pillowfort. How do I join?

Pillowfort is currently free to join with an invitation key from an existing user. All users, including newly registered users, are allowed to generate up to three keys a week that never expire until used.

If you do not want to wait for a key you can join Pillowfort for a one-time $5 registration fee that helps cover the cost of compensating our team working on the platform as well as server expenses.

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This concludes today’s Pillowfort101! If you have any questions, feedback, or simply want to let us know what other topics you would like covered leave a comment in the comment section below.

Good afternoon.

We’re happy to report that our security assessment has been completed and we are now just working to finish up a few final tasks to get the site ready to go back online. Our developer team is confident in our current trajectory of re-opening Pillowfort before the end of the month. We’ll make another announcement soon when we have a precise date for our re-opening.

Thank you so much for your continued patience and support while the site’s been down; it genuinely means a lot to us. See you soon!