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It's not a conspiracy, simply advertisers don't want to be associated with nipples and female nudity because according to their data and experience those ads do

It's not a conspiracy, simply advertisers don't want to be associated with nipples and female nudity because according to their data and experience those ads don't convert (and generate negative press, but mostly don't convert) And it's true, I mean would you ever remember a logo or an ad you saw on PornHub or YouPorn? The PlayBoy magazine wasn't free, you had to subscribe to it because little money flowed into the business via ads. To put it lightly, focus of the consumer in those moments is elsewhere, not the ad. Advertisers love space which is placed in-between 2 slices of engaging (but not sexually engaging content), possibly where the viewer doesn't know when the advertisement will end and their favorite content is coming back on. That's the reason why SuperBowl ads and generally ads airing during live events such as NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL games are a favorite among brands

kelseyfrog 4y ago
It sounds like we got different things from the article. That part that stood out to me was > The posts were flagged by users, then reviewed and removed by an AI system. To me this says that we're talking about a system that involves people who are telegraphing their dislike of nipple content. I agree with you that advertisers may have reservations about the content, but in this story advertisers aren't mentioned, only users who dislike nipple content are. Maybe there's something I'm missing, but I can't see a connection between advertisers not wanting to be associated with the content in a way that causes people to report nipple pictures.
- mrguyorama 4y ago
  Remember that the US still has a rather large population of religious and otherwise extremely socially conservative people. These people are against uncovered breasts in general, and it makes them extremely angry. They also tend to be well organized, persistent, and have enough smart people to be a problem. Pornhub being thrown off of credit card payment systems was mostly the doing of an anti-porn religious organization. That's what these brands are afraid of. Conservatives bitching about "cancel culture" have NOTHING on the wrath of religious folks if you step outside their prescribed notions of the world. Remember, people BOMBED abortion clinics, like, not rarely either.

kelseyfrog 4y ago

It sounds like we got different things from the article. That part that stood out to me was > The posts were flagged by users, then reviewed and removed by an AI system. To me this says that we're talking about a system that involves people who are telegraphing their dislike of nipple content. I agree with you that advertisers may have reservations about the content, but in this story advertisers aren't mentioned, only users who dislike nipple content are. Maybe there's something I'm missing, but I can't see a connection between advertisers not wanting to be associated with the content in a way that causes people to report nipple pictures.

mrguyorama 4y ago
Remember that the US still has a rather large population of religious and otherwise extremely socially conservative people. These people are against uncovered breasts in general, and it makes them extremely angry. They also tend to be well organized, persistent, and have enough smart people to be a problem. Pornhub being thrown off of credit card payment systems was mostly the doing of an anti-porn religious organization. That's what these brands are afraid of. Conservatives bitching about "cancel culture" have NOTHING on the wrath of religious folks if you step outside their prescribed notions of the world. Remember, people BOMBED abortion clinics, like, not rarely either.