Tag: SFW

What’s going on with ManyVids? Your guide to the new changes

Alright, this could get very awkward very fast. So let’s just get on with it, shall we?

The Changes to Come

I received an email on Saturday the 19th of March from ManyVids, informing their uploaders of content rule changes. These are not totally unheard of, as clipsites are constantly having to update keywords, categories and allowed content on their sites.

But this was a little unexpected.

This is because the change with ManyVids is something a little bit… odd for a site that hosts porn. As their core business.

The change is that from April 1st, 2022, all profiles pictures, portraits (the really cool pics you will see on the left hand side of a model’s profile when viewing on a PC) and contest entrance images must be Safe For Work. Here is the clause directly from their T0S as of 19th March 2022:

So… just so we are crystal clear. Now on a porn site, where you can purchase XXX content, my profile photo must be safe and acceptable to a public audience. It cannot be sexually explicit. It cannot have full or partial nudity (partial nudity, what even is that?) or depict sex acts. On a clip site. Where you can buy porn. And where you have to click an 18+ acceptance to get in.

Ok. Got it.

The Obvious Question to Ask

The obvious question to ask is why? Why, all of a sudden does my avatar and portrait need to be safe for work on ManyVids? By other platforms standards, this means it can only show my face.

My suspicion is that this is tied in with ManyVids trying to position themselves as a platform for “lifestyle content,” not just porn. When you first enter the site, you are greeted by the following screen:

The official word from ManyVids is that this new landing platform is to give a more tailored experience to their users. But I thought the majority of their users were people looking for porn? Totes confused.

Therefore, I think this is part of a bigger strategy to make the site sustainable into the future. If the war on porn continues to progress as it has so far, the ramifications that this has on adult content on the internet are huge. I don’t have a crystal ball, but going by past actions, I think it will mean that sites promoting adult content as their bread and butter are going to be number one targets for the anti-porn crusaders. ManyVids, having porn as their prime commodity, are going to have to be able to pivot to survive. These changes look to me like baby step pivot points.

So what do these changes mean?

I like visual stuff, so let me show you what these changes will look like.

Here is my ManyVids profile before:

And here is my ManyVids profile now. Clean, sanitized and safe for work:

New avatar, new portrait, same Rem Sequence.

I have moved on from attacking platforms for these kind of changes because I understand that this is an industry with a tonne of moving parts. Check out my piece on the changes to AVNStars to get an idea of what I mean. Instead of attacking platforms, we really need to focus on attacking the root causes of all of this, namely rampant misogyny, whorephobia and sexual conservatism.

But that is a conversation for another time. Till then, if you are a model on ManyVids, for the love of all things holy, change your avatar and your portrait and be careful of the pics you use for contests.

Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.

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Acronyms… what does that mean?

Come over here… I have something to tell you…

Lots of people use acronyms nowadays. And I still get a bit lost and confused among the flood of random letters stuck together, that have some meaning that I generally miss. So to help you you out, here is a quick glossary of terms that are related to me and my work…

POV: Point of View

Point of View is generally used to describe videos which are created so that the viewer feels like they are in certain positions with the model in the vid. The most popular ones are from the angle of receiving oral sex, with the model riding on top and doggy style.

ASMR: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

ASMR is that spine tingling sensation that usually starts in your scalp and travels down your spine. It is usually a pleasurable experience that is triggered by different stimuli in different people. Whispering, gentle blowing with the lips and other quiet noises or physical touching can set it off. Mine is triggered by whispering into my ear. Videos that use ASMR stimuli will normally involve someone speaking to you in a very sensual and intimate way.

GFE: Girl Friend Experience

This is content or services that simulate what it is like to be in a relationship with the model. Can include vids, chat, pics. Always wanted to date an adult content creator? Well, you can.

TOS: Terms Of Service

Every clip site or app you use has Terms of Service. These are rules you have to abide by in order to use them. You are usually made to confirm them when you sign up to the site or app and the developers or admins will let you know if there are any updates while you are a user or member. These are important because if you break these rules, you may have your account deleted or restricted. Not fun.

NSFW: Not Safe For Work

Pretty self explanatory. If you look at this content in a civilian work environment you could get yourself in a lot of trouble with those around you.

SFW: Safe For Work

The opposite of NSFW.

JOI: Jerk Off Instruction

Fairly self explanatory I would hope, but these are clips that tell you what to do as opposed to you being a passive viewer to what is going on. I haven’t done much of this as yet, but it is something I want to do more of.

JOE: Jerk Off Encouragement

Sometimes JOI and JOE are used interchangeably, but in my opinion, JOE is more of a noticing that the viewer will be masturbating and encouraging them to do so. It may contain instructions but will not be as detailed and directive as JOI.

MV: Many Vids

A Canadian clip site filled with ethical porn and models from around the world. On it you can buy vids, photosets, custom content, Skype sessions and merchandise from a wide range of models and studios.

MNS: My Naughty Selfies

A UK clip site that operates on tokens. Featuring world wide models that sell vids, photosets, custom content and can sessions.

IWC: I Want Clips

This is an American clip site where models can sell a wide variety of services. Caters more so to Dommes and Domination type content, but you can find a bit of everything on here. They also have a phone sex line associated (but I can’t use it since I am in Australia.

BBW: Big Beautiful Woman

This is a category often used on clip sites and Twitter to describe models. Sometimes I am put into this category, but I think this is an error. I would say I am more curvy than BBW. I wouldn’t want to take anything away from the amazing ladies in this category by trying to insert myself into a category that I don’t belong in.

BBC: Big Black Cock

A self explanatory descriptor of male adult content models or role plays containing simulations.

I hope this has helped decipher some of the acronyms you may see floating around the interwebs when it comes to adult content. Is there an acronym you would like discussed? Put it in the comments below.

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