In response to Google’s restriction on posting adult content last week, Ello, the ad-free social network, is letting people post pornographic, Not-Safe-For-Work (NSFW), or any other type of content on its website for any reason. Also, anyone who posts content promoting a censorship-free internet will have the chance to be featured on CEO Paul Bunditz’s very own social profile (that is seen by over 275K followers) and other popular parts of the website, Ello has exclusively told Garbimba.
Although Google lifted its ban and let people post pornographic content, after receiving widespread negative feedback, it will still prohibit the publication of NSFW or adult content with the intent to generate revenue. So users still can’t post messages or ads to sell pornographic material.
Ello states that it doesn’t care if you want to make money off its site. It lets users post content – whether its NSFW or Safe-for-Work (SFW) – in order to sell it or just so a user can express his or her identity.
Ello user, Kervin Brisseaux, has amassed a couple of thousand followers already, he states that he’s been able to collaborate with other artists he just met, and he has a potential job lined up after using Ello. Mr. Brisseaux told Vice that he can post content on Ello without worrying that it can be taken down because it’s too “sexy.”
According to Facebook’s terms of service, it prohibits the posting of content that contains nudity or is pornographic in nature.
“We believe that freedom of speech is rooted in respecting other people’s point of view”, Mr. Bunditz said. “You may or may not want to see adult content, so on Ello you have a choice to view or hide NSFW content by simply ticking a box on the Ello settings page.”
Ello is also promising to produce invites to use the social network instantly. Aspiring users were complaining that invites were rare and some were being sold on Ebay and Fiverr.
Ello attracted widespread media attention when Facebook forced people to use their legal names on their accounts.
Homosexuals and other people who use pseudonyms online to protect their identities were furious and left Facebook because they didn’t feel safe.
In September of last year, when these restrictions were announced, Ello was receiving 31,000 invite requests per hour.
Ello also stated that it is building an application on its website to allow people to import their content and other user data from publishing platforms like Blogger.
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