Linktree is a service that allows users to organize links to all of their social media accounts and platforms in one place. There are a lot of sites t

Linktree Is Kicking Many Sex Workers Off Its Site

submited by

Style Pass

2022-01-14 20:30:09

Linktree is a service that allows users to organize links to all of their social media accounts and platforms in one place. There are a lot of sites that offer the same service, but Linktree is one of the most popular.

It’s especially popular with sex workers because most people making erotic content online are using multiple platforms—in large part because platforms so often shut down service to them unexpectedly, as AVN Stars did last month (and as OnlyFans threatened to , earlier in 2021), or shutter altogether, as so many sites did following the passage of FOSTA/SESTA in 2019. Diversifying one’s internet presence is a way to make sure income doesn’t completely stop when one platform goes under. Another reason so many people use Linktree is that platforms including Instagram don’t allow links out to adult sites, like OnlyFans, and will ban users for doing so—but Linktree links are allowed.

But Linktree isn’t entirely safe for sex workers. Its terms of use have forbade explicit content for a long time; users must not “include any sexually explicit material (including pictures and language) on your Page itself or your account itself.” It’s not clear in the terms whether that means linking out to explicit sites like OnlyFans is forbidden, or if it only covers things like icons that show nudity and appear on your Linktree.