TWITTER WAS A SEXY PLACE I’ve been on Twitter since 2007. I..

TWITTER WAS A SEXY PLACE I’ve been on Twitter since 2007. I first joined when I was a panelist at SXSW Interactive and everyone was using it to share where they were and what they were up to during the events. I loved the immediacy of the platform. As more people joined, the use of it for current events expanded and I think changed many social justice movements all around the world (for better and for worse). It has played a big role in bringing people together. It's a very powerful platform. As a sex worker it has been one of the most accepting online spaces and an important tool for our activism as well as our marketing. However, there are likely some changes coming to the platform and as the resilient person I am I want to be prepared. In terms of the business of online sex, I know my way around billing, hosting and social media platforms. I know that the more control I have over the means of distribution the stronger I am as a content creator. Maybe not the one with the most reach or making the most money, but I am working from a place of flexibility and efficacy. This is important to me. here are some particular things listed in Twitter’s Terms of Service that are quite clear: no nudity in your avatar and your header. Many have not read the TOS and put all sorts of nudity in their avatar and header (dudes with their dick pics especially). If you are flagged for not abiding by this TOS you can get a warning or have your account removed. In addition, per Twitter’s sensitive media policy “your account may be permanently suspended if the majority of your activity on Twitter is sharing sensitive media. Sensitive media is graphic violence, adult content, violent sexual conduct, gratuitous gore, and hateful imagery. Adult content is “any consensually produced and distributed media that is pornographic or intended to cause sexual arousal.” Enforcement of these policies seem to be happening at an increased rate for sex workers. I’ve stayed within the TOS but there are some concerns that certain language and certain imagery might soon be flagged and because I value my Twitter account I’ve decided as much as possible to not colour outside the lines. So I’m removing anything sexually explicit or that contains bare breasts, hand bras, and the like. This will be bad news for some but I need to respond to the realties I face as a sex worker. The good news is if you want to see my boobs there are places to see them for free. Like here! Of course, I much prefer that you pay me for work and I will forever choose to engage more in depth with those of you who are able to support my endeavours. This is my livelihood and between my health issues, caregiving duties and family responsibilities I only have a few hours in the day for it. I cannot pay my bills with the multitude of likes, dick pics, and I love you’s that I receive. Again this comes down to my resilience and my ability to maintain my integrity as an adult content creator in a very sex worker stigmatized world. Thank you so much to those of you who are able to support my work. It means the world to me.