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0 pointssudosysgen2y ago0 comments

You can just post directly to Reddit now.

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You have to wonder how long that's going to last, though, as Reddit is in the same situation of quietly tolerating pornographic content while not explicitly promoting it.

The worst possible outcome for Reddit is that this move shines light on how many porn communities exist on reddit, which causes media scrutiny, which causes advertisers to bail or threaten to bail, which causes Reddit to ban NSFW subreddits, which spells the end of Reddit.

rchaud2y ago

Reddit tolerates porn because the customer base for their ads product are overwhelmingly no-name companies that aren't in a position to dictate content standards.

jabroni_salad2y ago

more like it will be mastercard that bails. I wonder how many redditors that upload thtemselves have a form 2257 on file.

aaronmdjones2y ago

I wouldn't imagine 18 USC 2257 applies to people posting themselves to Reddit. Among other things, subsection a(2) requires that the content be mailed or shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, or intended to be. In other words, the law targets commercial pornography.

midoridensha2y ago

>which spells the end of Reddit.

This would probably be a good thing for the world, except for the loss of the NSFW subreddits. All the "normal" subreddits are cesspools.

fknorangesite2y ago

> All the "normal" subreddits are cesspools.

How dare you say this about my /r/DaystromInstitute

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achenet2y ago

nah, there are some good ones. The mechanical keyboard and ergomechkeyboards ones are fun to browse, bodyweightfitness is generally good, and I've started exploring the music production one recently, it looks nice.

NavinF2y ago

Not on NSFW subreddits. Unless this changed recently, you have to upload your image elsewhere and then submit the link to NSFW subs

syntheticnature2y ago

As best I can tell, Reddit's limitations on posting NSFW with Reddit hosting the image or video are implemented client-side, and unevenly across their first-party clients at that.

jabroni_salad2y ago

that is only for images in comments. image submissions to subreddits are still ok. A lot of communities have imgur-only rules due to other image hosts having lower retention or invasive UX.

dageshi2y ago

Best I can tell, you can't create image posts on NSFW posts via the New Reddit Desktop Site. You can via the mobile app.

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mjr002y ago

You have to wonder how long that's going to last, though, as Reddit is in the same situation of quietly tolerating pornographic content while not explicitly promoting it.

rchaud2y ago

Reddit tolerates porn because the customer base for their ads product are overwhelmingly no-name companies that aren't in a position to dictate content standards.

jabroni_salad2y ago

more like it will be mastercard that bails. I wonder how many redditors that upload thtemselves have a form 2257 on file.

aaronmdjones2y ago

midoridensha2y ago

>which spells the end of Reddit.

This would probably be a good thing for the world, except for the loss of the NSFW subreddits. All the "normal" subreddits are cesspools.

fknorangesite2y ago

> All the "normal" subreddits are cesspools.

How dare you say this about my /r/DaystromInstitute

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achenet2y ago

NavinF2y ago

Not on NSFW subreddits. Unless this changed recently, you have to upload your image elsewhere and then submit the link to NSFW subs

syntheticnature2y ago

As best I can tell, Reddit's limitations on posting NSFW with Reddit hosting the image or video are implemented client-side, and unevenly across their first-party clients at that.

jabroni_salad2y ago

that is only for images in comments. image submissions to subreddits are still ok. A lot of communities have imgur-only rules due to other image hosts having lower retention or invasive UX.

dageshi2y ago

Best I can tell, you can't create image posts on NSFW posts via the New Reddit Desktop Site. You can via the mobile app.

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