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Social media platforms have notoriously anti-adult biases. An Instagram model can lose her account—and her entire business history—for a bikini pic that would be acceptable on a public beach. TikTok’s AI frequently shadow-bans accounts for "sexually suggestive content," a term so vague it could apply to a cough or a sideways glance.
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One creator put it: “I make $15,000 a month, but I can’t put it on a resume without shame. And if I stop posting for three days, my income drops 40%.”
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