Explicit ban on escort services in Cash App's Acceptable Use Policy.
What's not allowed — Selling adult content and services
Selling adult content and services: Pornography and other obscene materials (including literature, imagery and other media); and sites offering any sexually-related services such as prostitution, escorts, pay-per view, adult live chat features.
Escorts are named explicitly. Any payment sent or received for escort services violates Cash App's policy.
What's not allowed — Introduction
Except where prohibited by law, you may not use, facilitate use of, or allow others to use, the Services to engage in the following activities.
The ban covers not just your own use but also "facilitating" use — meaning if a client sends you money via Cash App for escort services, both parties could be in violation.
Cash App (owned by Block, Inc., formerly Square) explicitly bans "escorts" by name under its "Selling adult content and services" policy. The full list includes "prostitution, escorts, pay-per view, adult live chat features." This is a hard ban — not a grey area. Cash App is particularly risky because the platform monitors transaction patterns and notes. Providers who receive payments through Cash App with any escort-related descriptions risk immediate account termination and fund freezes. The ban also extends to "facilitating" prohibited use, meaning both sender and receiver can be flagged. Square's point-of-sale products (card readers, terminal) fall under the same parent company and similar terms. Cash remains the most reliable payment method in the industry with no digital trail or platform risk.
| Tool | SW-Friendly? | Self-Hostable? | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouPay | — | Free for creators | Adult-creator friendly gifting platform. Gifts only — no direct service payments. | |
| Throne | — | Free for creators | Wishlist and gifting platform. Popular with adult creators — allows suggestive content. | |
| Cash (in person) | — | Free | No processor risk, no frozen funds, no digital trail. |
Adult-creator friendly gifting platform. Gifts only — no direct service payments.
Wishlist and gifting platform. Popular with adult creators — allows suggestive content.
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