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submitted 5 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Online retailer Etsy will prohibit sales of most sex toys, content that depicts sex acts and genitalia, and more starting July 29.

The indie seller published its Adult Nudity and Sexual Content policy yesterday, which states that sales of adult toys that are insertable, "applied to the genitalia," or "designed for genitals to be inserted into them" will be prohibited. That pretty much runs the gamut — dildos, vibrators, rings, plugs, and the like will be banned.

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[-] Lodra@programming.dev 74 points 5 months ago

Etsy hasn’t been good for years. But I haven’t found an alternative yet. Anybody know what we should use instead?

[-] SexyVetra@sh.itjust.works 59 points 5 months ago

While still young and not a drop-in replacement yet, https://artisans.coop/ looks promising

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Awesome! Thank you for this!

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 months ago

started going downhill around the time they went public (2015). chasing higher stock prices instead of attracting quality sellers of actual handmade goods.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 months ago

What?!? Classic enshittification then.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I hate to say it, but Amazon Handmade is the only one stop shop I've found that can compete so far. I'm hoping that changes soon.

Depending on what you want there are specific marketplaces dealing in it. Aftcra tried to do American handcrafted stuff but they closed down recently. Most of the places are just T-shirt or other textile printing on demand or they give you the tools to make your own storefront without the cohesive "search everything we've got" format of Etsy.

That's what I've found, which means I could be way the fuck off base because I'm just a drunk and I'm not passionate about handmade goods unless I happen to run across them locally.

this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2024
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