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Not to Reddit? I hardly ever saw adult content on Twitter.

by bhaak 2y ago

debacle 2y ago
Reddit still has a lot of adult content, but AFAIK you can't find it unless you know where it is.
- SV_BubbleTime 2y ago
  I know the search in Reddit is absolute trash, but let’s not pretend such silly things, okay?
  - ribosometronome 2y ago
    Don't you need to toggle the setting on if you use the official app? Plenty of folk will never look there.
    - dpassens 2y ago
      Plenty of folk won't want adult content to show up in their search results. I'd wager that those that do are capable enough to check their settings, given that they should know concepts like safe search from google.
- dpassens 2y ago
  At least on old.reddit.com, underneath the searchbar is an expandable help section that, among others, explains the nsfw: search parameter. I'd hardly call that hidden.
  - Ylpertnodi 2y ago
    Was for me. But...er...thanks.
  - red_admiral 2y ago
    As an added "bonus", old.reddit.com bypasses the age verification too. You have to click a button, but you don't need to sign in or make an account or verify anything.
    - Magi604 2y ago
      interesting...
  - triyambakam 2y ago
    Needing to know about old reddit seems pretty hidden to me
- justinator 2y ago
  On a lark I tried r/boobs and that'll do ya.
- chimeracoder 2y ago
  > Reddit still has a lot of adult content, but AFAIK you can't find it unless you know where it is. When Reddit made its infamous API changes over a year ago that caused many third-party apps to shut down, a less-publicized part of the change was that NSFW content would no longer be available in the API at all, even for apps that paid for the API access. There was a analysis done a while back which showed the impact that this had on overall posting behavior, because of how Reddit's algorithm works (a drop in visibility across the board will effectively downrank large NSFW subreddits more than small NSFW subreddits, because Reddit artificially boosts lower-volume subreddits in your frontpage so they don't get drowned out). You can also compare total vote counts from August 2023 to June 2023 to gauge the difference too.
- qingcharles 2y ago
  https://reddit.com/r/OnlyFans https://reddit.com/r/OnlyFans :)
- squigz 2y ago
  I generally Google for the genre I'm interested in on reddit and it finds results easily enough.
TheRealPomax 2y ago
That's because Twitter, in a weird twist of "that... makes sense?" doesn't algorithmically push sexual content out to the masses. It's a rare case of a feed algorithm actually keeping the right content away from you.
- dleeftink 2y ago
  Don't most feed algorithms adhere to keeping certain content away in favour of others?
  - TheRealPomax 2y ago
    That's literally what a feed algorithm does, yes.
mtlmtlmtlmtl 2y ago
Oh, there's a boatload of adult material on Twitter. It's also one of the main clearnet sites used to share CSAM links, unfortunately. Twitter is kind of a cesspool, really. Even more so post Musk.
- trompetenaccoun 2y ago
  >It's also one of the main clearnet sites used to share CSAM links, unfortunately. [...] Even more so post Musk. Even 4chan removes child sexual abuse material at lightening speed. There isn't any major social media site that allows this. If it's even more now, would you be able to name an account that shares such stuff? Or are we supposed to believe this without evidence? And as far as porn goes sure. The thing about Twitter is you wouldn't see porn unless you specifically go and look for it. Which is why I always find it amusing when people complain about this "problem". There is no porn in people's feeds by default, one has to train the algo to show it by searching for it and interacting with porn accounts. It's especially funny since on Twitter itself there are always conservative or Christian accounts complaining to Musk that they see too much adult content and that he needs to ban it.
  - mtlmtlmtlmtl 2y ago
    You want me to share CSAM accounts? You realise you're asking me to commit a crime, right? I don't know any such accounts because I don't go looking for such things. It's just a well known fact that Twitter has a CSAM problem. A quick google search will show you plenty of media coverage on that fact. It's also well known that moderation on Twitter has suffered under Musk due to massive layoffs. Of course, most of this porn stuff is never seen by most users because it's not favoured by The Algorithm. I'm just pointing out it's definitely all there. As far as legal porn I'm generally in favour of it being allowed on most platforms.
    - trompetenaccoun 2y ago
      You claimed the problem got worse but if you've never seen it yourself, what data are those "well known" facts based on? Also naming names of criminals is not illegal, I'm confident you know this.
tsimionescu 2y ago
Virtually all pornography creators have a significant presence on Twitter.

Not to Reddit? I hardly ever saw adult content on Twitter.

by bhaak 2y ago

Not to Reddit? I hardly ever saw adult content on Twitter.

debacle 2y ago

Reddit still has a lot of adult content, but AFAIK you can't find it unless you know where it is.

SV_BubbleTime 2y ago
I know the search in Reddit is absolute trash, but let’s not pretend such silly things, okay?
- ribosometronome 2y ago
  Don't you need to toggle the setting on if you use the official app? Plenty of folk will never look there.
  - dpassens 2y ago
    Plenty of folk won't want adult content to show up in their search results. I'd wager that those that do are capable enough to check their settings, given that they should know concepts like safe search from google.
dpassens 2y ago
At least on old.reddit.com, underneath the searchbar is an expandable help section that, among others, explains the nsfw: search parameter. I'd hardly call that hidden.
- Ylpertnodi 2y ago
  Was for me. But...er...thanks.
- red_admiral 2y ago
  As an added "bonus", old.reddit.com bypasses the age verification too. You have to click a button, but you don't need to sign in or make an account or verify anything.
  - Magi604 2y ago
    interesting...
- triyambakam 2y ago
  Needing to know about old reddit seems pretty hidden to me
justinator 2y ago
On a lark I tried r/boobs and that'll do ya.
chimeracoder 2y ago
> Reddit still has a lot of adult content, but AFAIK you can't find it unless you know where it is. When Reddit made its infamous API changes over a year ago that caused many third-party apps to shut down, a less-publicized part of the change was that NSFW content would no longer be available in the API at all, even for apps that paid for the API access. There was a analysis done a while back which showed the impact that this had on overall posting behavior, because of how Reddit's algorithm works (a drop in visibility across the board will effectively downrank large NSFW subreddits more than small NSFW subreddits, because Reddit artificially boosts lower-volume subreddits in your frontpage so they don't get drowned out). You can also compare total vote counts from August 2023 to June 2023 to gauge the difference too.
qingcharles 2y ago
https://reddit.com/r/OnlyFans https://reddit.com/r/OnlyFans :)
squigz 2y ago
I generally Google for the genre I'm interested in on reddit and it finds results easily enough.

TheRealPomax 2y ago

That's because Twitter, in a weird twist of "that... makes sense?" doesn't algorithmically push sexual content out to the masses. It's a rare case of a feed algorithm actually keeping the right content away from you.

dleeftink 2y ago
Don't most feed algorithms adhere to keeping certain content away in favour of others?
- TheRealPomax 2y ago
  That's literally what a feed algorithm does, yes.

mtlmtlmtlmtl 2y ago

Oh, there's a boatload of adult material on Twitter. It's also one of the main clearnet sites used to share CSAM links, unfortunately. Twitter is kind of a cesspool, really. Even more so post Musk.

trompetenaccoun 2y ago
>It's also one of the main clearnet sites used to share CSAM links, unfortunately. [...] Even more so post Musk. Even 4chan removes child sexual abuse material at lightening speed. There isn't any major social media site that allows this. If it's even more now, would you be able to name an account that shares such stuff? Or are we supposed to believe this without evidence? And as far as porn goes sure. The thing about Twitter is you wouldn't see porn unless you specifically go and look for it. Which is why I always find it amusing when people complain about this "problem". There is no porn in people's feeds by default, one has to train the algo to show it by searching for it and interacting with porn accounts. It's especially funny since on Twitter itself there are always conservative or Christian accounts complaining to Musk that they see too much adult content and that he needs to ban it.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 2y ago
  You want me to share CSAM accounts? You realise you're asking me to commit a crime, right? I don't know any such accounts because I don't go looking for such things. It's just a well known fact that Twitter has a CSAM problem. A quick google search will show you plenty of media coverage on that fact. It's also well known that moderation on Twitter has suffered under Musk due to massive layoffs. Of course, most of this porn stuff is never seen by most users because it's not favoured by The Algorithm. I'm just pointing out it's definitely all there. As far as legal porn I'm generally in favour of it being allowed on most platforms.
  - trompetenaccoun 2y ago
    You claimed the problem got worse but if you've never seen it yourself, what data are those "well known" facts based on? Also naming names of criminals is not illegal, I'm confident you know this.

tsimionescu 2y ago

Virtually all pornography creators have a significant presence on Twitter.