Hi to everyone coming back from Twitter.

I made an Itaku in the hopes it’ll be an effective replacement: https://itaku.ee/profile/alexrydian

For the most part, I’m taking a wait-and-see approach with that site. I’m adding artists whose links I see here and there but I’m gonna hold back from posting until I see how things catch on. It may just end up being that FA returns to being my main site for the foreseeable future.

Why’s that? Well, I’ve been really excited by the features Itaku has for NSFW artists, but I’ve already been hearing some unsettling evidence that they’re taking a somewhat hardline approach to fetish content, to the point of labeling ANY plus-sized characters (fat, muscle, bare-chested) as “questionable”, even outside of explicitly sexual contexts— in some cases going for stricter labels for other kinks like ABDL. Other stuff like their no-callouts/no-politics rules are also concerning when it comes to whether I could post freely on the platform, including criticism of said platform when it’s important or vital.

My hope is that Itaku listens to its users about why these policies are turning newcomers off of their site and how their current stance could threaten long-term usability. If they don’t, I’ll probably just stick with FA and maybe throw some cash Neer’s way. It’s not perfect, but all things considered, this site has been a crucial hub for the community when it comes to allowing people to share and post what they care about. Platforms like this definitely need our support.

I like the design and format of Itaku, but I’m a kinky dude. In the long run, I don’t want myself and others to be discriminated for benign interests when the content doesn’t really warrant it.

Like I said, I’m not going to just leave Itaku as a knee-jerk reaction to their criticisms. I’ll probably still do some work more this weekend on expanding my follows there. But I do hope that there’s an eventual shift in values on that site or it’ll very likely go the way of so many previous FA-alternatives.