Vex Ashley, a U. But last week, Patreon forced her to remove her content or change it entirely, abruptly cutting off her income. Ashley is just one of thousands of people whose lives and livelihoods have been affected by the legislation, which holds websites liable for any sex trafficking-related content.
Many artists, like Ashley, use the site to help support the cost of producing their sex and sexuality-related art. Subscription rates are offered on a sliding scale; the more you pay, the more art you have access to. Considering the landscape of contemporary porn, where the majority of free websites like PornHub are teeming with revenge porn , stolen content or posting unethically produced videos , what Ashley was able to create on Patreon was remarkable. She subsequently removed all content from the page and paused all subscriptions, much to the dismay of her patrons.
We have also doubled the size of our support team to ensure we get back to creators and give them guidance as fast as humanly possible. But Ashley, whose porn has been on the site for four years, said that her page has never been suspended before this, nor has she had any issues with Patreon regarding her content. The page is currently suspended. EFF, along with several other activist organizations related to free speech, human rights and sex work, filed a lawsuit against the federal government and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, citing a violation of the First and Fifth Amendments.
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