Hi everyone!
Robin is being super-awesome and gracious as always and is posting this for me. Thanks so much Robin!
I got a notification today from Substack that my page has been suspended. I can log in to my dashboard but I can’t access any of my subscribers.
They said this was for violation of content guidelines. However, I carefully read over their guidelines before I started my page. They allow for artistic depictions of nudity as well as erotica. So I am not violating any of their guidelines.
I’ve put in an appeal and written to them separately asking what the violation is and what can be done to fix it. Robin spoke to a couple of other erotic creators who have been suspended by Substack in the past. They were able to get their pages reinstated, so I hope I will be able to as well.
However, this just goes to show how every company is totally fine censoring small, independent creators while letting the big players do whatever they want. I have now been banned or suspended by Patreon, Stripe, YouTube, and Substack. It’s beyond ridiculous. It’s like they have a vendetta against me and will do anything in their power to prevent me from making a living. And not just me but other erotic creators as well.
And they want to wear down not only the creators but their followers as well. Some supporters are incredibly loyal and will follow me anywhere. And I can’t tell you how ridiculously grateful I am for that. But there’s going to be some people who are sick of me telling them I’ve been banned from another platform. They won’t want to keep changing platforms or they’ll think I must be doing something really bad if I keep getting banned.
What I’m doing is writing fun-loving adult women having consensual sex in zany sci-fi and fantasy situations. That’s it. Stories about people who love each other having sex. That’s what I’m getting banned for. That should be celebrated, not shunned. Everyone would be a lot better off if they were more exposed to this kind of content than all the hyper-violent and hyper-politicized content out there.
I’ve said it before: adults should be allowed to decide what entertainment to consume. So even though I don’t like graphic violence in movies and shows, if you like that, then you should be able to watch it. And if you like sexy stuff, you should be able to read about it. Why are all these companies deciding that for us? All those 80s sci-fi films and novels warning about corporations controlling everything in the future are starting to come true.
Substack has mentioned to me once in the past that they didn’t want me to make money via PayPal for my Substack content. But here’s the thing: Substack only uses Stripe to process subscription payments. Stripe banned me a few weeks after starting my Substack. Therefore, I have no way to make money via Substack.
So Substack is basically saying: well, you can post everything for free if you want but don’t even think about making money on our site. We support free speech unless Stripe doesn’t like that speech and then we won’t do anything about it except send our Safety and Enforcement division to try to scare you. Real great.
Even if Substack does reinstate my page, I’ve had it with relying on these disgusting, hypocritical companies. Robin has some very intriguing ideas about how we might be able to start our own independent site. We have to look into that a bunch more, so I can’t totally say what that would be right now. But there are definitely possibilities for us to start something on our own 🙂
In the meantime, here are some ways you can help out:
1. You can subscribe to my Fanvue page.
– Fanvue is a site for adult creators so there isn’t a problem with nudity and sexual content there.
2. You can become a paid subscriber to Robin’s page.
– Robin has been super-kind to send me the subscription money for our 2-for-1 offer. Of course, now it’s just a 1-for-1 author since my page is down but it’s still a way to help me out. Plus, Robin posts amazing content of her own! And super-huge thanks again, Robin!
3. You can buy a bunch of books!
– Even buying just one book is a big help 😊
– You can see my entire collection of over 60 books, including Nude Cover Editions, on my Online Store.
– They’re also available on Amazon and all other major online retailers.
4. You can have your pet take a big dump on Substack’s front lawn!
– Just kidding on this one. Well, sorta kidding 😄
Okay, that’s it for now. I hope to be able to update you with good news soon! And I hope you liked the special Remy pics I made just for this post 🙂
And if you didn’t see my post from yesterday before my page went down, I just released a new book: Remy the Alien Sex Toy.
You can get the Regular Cover Edition or Nude Cover Edition on my Online Store 🙂 Or the regular edition on Amazon and other sites.
Below are the covers for the new book! Thanks so much for your amazing support and thanks again to Robin for being so awesome and posting this!
Super-Thank You! Riley
What Stripe and Substack are doing to us—the creators that make Substack possible—affects everyone. This is a much bigger issue than their treatment of just us. Please make your voices heard! Thank you. Robin
This is a mostly a test comment but also to say what a back of despicable assholes Stripe is and Substack isn’t a lot better!
We won’t back down!