Itch.io’s NSFW Purge: Smut Sellers Face Digital Exile
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After itch.io yanked over 20,000 pages of adult content, creators are left feeling 'betrayed, exhausted, and fearful.' As platforms clamp down harder, smut comic artist Brad Guigar noted a shift from mere anxiety to action: 'Before [itch.io], the NSFW comics community would grouse and complain... This time around, we’re actually doing something.' With their livelihoods hanging by a thread, these adult content creators are scrambling for new ways to keep the internet’s naughty corners alive.
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Source: Theverge | Published: 8/9/2025 | Author: Ash Parrish
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