Explicitly allows adult content with labels. No mention of escort services in banned list.
Community Guidelines — Adult Content
We allow consensual adult sexual content, including fictional depictions, when appropriately labeled and subject to appropriate age restrictions.
Bluesky explicitly allows adult sexual content with consent and proper labeling. No carve-out banning sexual services, escort work, or solicitation.
Community Guidelines — Regulated Goods & Services
Do not use Bluesky to unlawfully sell, advertise, provide services for, or facilitate commercial transactions for: Controlled substances, illegal drugs [...] Weapons, firearms [...] Stolen goods, counterfeit items [...]
The regulated goods list bans drugs, weapons, stolen goods, and counterfeit items. Adult services, escort work, and sex work are notably absent from this list.
Bluesky is one of the safest major social platforms for sex workers right now. The Community Guidelines explicitly allow consensual adult content with proper labeling — and crucially, the Regulated Goods & Services section only bans drugs, weapons, stolen goods, and counterfeit items. Escort services, sex work, and sexual services are completely absent from the banned list. This isn't an oversight — Bluesky was built by people who watched Twitter implode and deliberately chose a more permissive content policy. The platform is also decentralized (built on the AT Protocol), meaning no single company has total control over your account. If Bluesky's moderation ever changes, you can theoretically migrate your account to another server that hosts the same protocol. The growing SW community on Bluesky is already significant, with many providers migrating from Twitter/X after ban waves. The main downside is audience size — Bluesky is still much smaller than Twitter, so client discovery is harder. But the tradeoff is stability: you're far less likely to wake up to a banned account. For providers, the smart move is to build on Bluesky as your primary social while using Twitter/X as expendable outreach.
| Tool | SW-Friendly? | Self-Hostable? | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fediverse (Mastodon) | Free | Decentralized, many instances explicitly welcome adult creators. Self-host for full control. | ||
| Telegram | — | Free | Channels and groups for marketing. No content moderation on legal content. |
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