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🕑 Added 2023-12-18 14:50:00 +0000 UTCWe are almost done with another year, wow.
Continuing with the point I made in the last camera roll post:
Something that I've been really interested in recently is figuring out why the internet, social media, and just content in general has gotten more conservative.
Back in 2014-2016, which was the peak of Instagram, models shot nude and posted the photos on their social media KNOWING the risk that their account might get deleted. They didn't care. There was no algorithm like there is now so those posts used to bring in a lot of followers.
Fast forward to now and it's a very rare occurrence. Even the models that did a couple of topless or implied shoots a couple of years ago won't shoot like that anymore. There are a lot of reasons. Parents are now Instagram savvy. They use google etc. Modeling agencies got toucher on the models, and the list goes.
The main variables that have caused this are forums and leaks. The models are traumatized.
A LOT of models are reading your conversations on forums. Even more than I had imagined. They know what photos you post of them, they've read your commentary on their looks, their careers, and everything in-between.
I did 3 shoots this past week and all 3 models said they won't shoot like that anymore because of forums and the million websites that repost the images.
Not only that, they also get harassed by horny dudes from bum-fuck-nowhere who don't know how to talk to girls. So all of a sudden they get a bunch of DMs with a photo from a photo shoot they did years ago saying "WHERE DO I SEE MORE OF YOUR BOOBS!?"
There's a model I shot with earlier this year, and she was about to become a massive hit because of her looks, BUT because of the amount of forums that posted her photos and the messages she got, she's now working 3 normal jobs instead of modeling. It's nuts.
How are none of these forums behind a sign up wall, or somehow private?
What's crazy is that people want more content from these models, and they join forums and talk about it, and it DIRECTLY impacts their chances of seeing new content because of their participation.
It's not looking good for the future of the internet folks. The whole content from models space Is definitely going to get replaced by ai.
Also, the models are starting to get mad at me for posting stuff because it leaks from here to all those forums and websites. So while it's somewhat beneficial that others get to see what's being posted here, the models are seeing it too, and they're asking me to not post too many images.
The forums need to go private. The people who want to leak content and share with each other are borrowing against the future. Figure out another system that is not so accessible. You're not realizing how much damage this is creating.
None of what I'm saying is coming from a personal gripe or concern for myself. It's coming from a place concern that something we all like is getting ruined by a few who don't understand moderation and doing things tactfully.
See you next week
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Lima Delta
Your work is amazing, Neave, it doesn't matter if it's nude, implied, beachwear or if they're fully clothed. These people are sick bastards... Ugly assholes thinking they're entitled to define if someone else's appearance is acceptable or not. IMHO, these forum people have always existed, they just got a way to express their shitty opinions. Of course, these forums became a toxic place, and shouldn't be taken under consideration for any proper reason. I know it's hard to ignore people talking about ourselves, but we can't control it in real life, neither on the digital. Regarding the piracy, the only way would be to bake in some invisible marks on the images as they're offered on a platform, so the leaker can be identified - similar to how gumroad did with the monthly photobooks.
