xHamster stops anonymous photo uploads

According to VICE research: xHamster stops anonymous photo uploads

In October you launched VICE research into how badly Germany's most popular porn site affects victims of sexually assaulted v******e. Now pulls remove xHamster.

The most visited porn platform in Germany is growing by thousands of new uploads every day. Until recently, everyone could upload photos and videos anonymously to xHamster. Much of the footage on the platform shows consensual sex. Others, however, may show minors and people who never wanted to be seen naked on the net.

Anyone who allegedly wanted to distribute i*****l recordings on xHamster initially encountered few hurdles. Almost two months ago, VICE research behind the scenes at xHamster showed how superficially new photo uploads are checked. Volunteer fire-fighting workers should, for example, decide by simply looking whether a person in a photo is still under 18.

In October, xHamster only responded to our questionnaire with brief statements. "Rest assured controls and reviews are in place," wrote Vice President Alex Hawkins in an email.

Now, shortly before Christmas, the platform introduced some drastic changes: Anonymous users can currently no longer publish photos on xHamster. This means that a central feature of the platform has been deactivated until further notice.

The button for uploading new photos has also disappeared for everyone who uses the site anonymously. If you go to the photo upload website anyway, you will see an error message: "Unfortunately, this function is temporarily not available for technical reasons."

But that's not a technical error, as xHamster Vice President Hawkins confirms to VICE. Instead, it is one of several measures to better review content on xHamster. "We're taking the time to pause and reevaluate," writes Hawkins. "That means that we shut down certain functions completely until we find a better solution."

If you want to continue posting photos, you have to be verified by the platform or create a so-called "Creator" account. In both cases, users are no longer anonymous. You then have to store payment details or upload a photo showing your face, your own username and the text "xHamster.com".

xHamster has not yet officially announced the new features. "I don't want to go into too much detail," writes Hawkins. The more xHamster talked about the restrictions, the more people would try to bypass them. "I think once we can see what's effective, maybe we can talk a little more."

xHamster: "That has to change"
Hawkins talks about the possibilities that malicious actors now have when it comes to uploading photos and videos. "We don't believe that the current systems were prepared for it - neither the technological measures nor the moderation by humans."

In 2019, Hawkins spoke to VICE of "sexual freedom of speech" - explaining why xHamster left some videos online that gave the appearance of sexual v******e. Today Hawkins writes: xHamster has often given its users a lot of freedom. "That needs to change."

VICE has already seen at least small changes. According to the online archive service archive.org, the "Voyeur" category was still visible on the xHamster homepage until December 18. This also includes recordings of people who were allegedly secretly filmed or photographed, for example in the sauna or on the toilet.

Several xHamster volunteer firefighters had told VICE that they should just leave dubious "voyeur" recordings online. On December 18th, the "Voyeur" category disappeared from the homepage. The "Teen" category has since become the "Teen 18+" category.

xHamster apparently does less than Pornhub
"Something is happening here right now," confirms one of the volunteer fire extinguishers who is viewing new photo uploads for xHamster without paying. But he has no further information. It is also largely unknown how xHamster reviews uploaded videos.

A petition is currently running in Germany calling for stronger rights for those affected by sexual v******e on porn platforms. More than 60,000 signatures have now been collected. The co-initiator of the petition, Anna Nackt, told VICE: "Many of those affected will be relieved that their stolen pictures can no longer be distributed anonymously." Nevertheless, xHamster is far from really effectively protecting those affected.

In the meantime, one of xHamster's biggest competitors is also being criticized internationally: Pornhub, the second most visited porn site in Germany. Recordings of alleged sexual v******e were also circulated on Pornhub. But the platform has taken a more drastic step. She has deleted millions of recordings from non-verified users until further notice. The anonymous upload of videos has been switched off. Shortly before, Mastercard and Visa had withdrawn from Pornhub.

xHamster, on the other hand, has only lost one payment service provider so far. As Der Spiegel first reported, Klarna withdrew from xHamster against the background of the VICE research.

However, xHamster spokesman Hawkins does not attribute the current upheavals to VICE publications alone. There was "not a single incident" that caused this. Media reports, among other things, have "reinforced" the "determination" of xHamster.

23.12.20
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do FilthyDirtyDad : The guys comes desperate after what is happen with PH ... 
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FilthyDirtyDad
I don't get it just ignore VICE and keep it the way it was, there was nothing wrong with it. Why do people never learn that you can just ignore the complainers.
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do ms_rogue : That`s it .. no more, no less ... if someone find an adquate alternative to here ... pls let us know ... 
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I am so glad I stumbled across your blog post on Elvis_the_King's profile page. Truly want to thank You, LauraPaimer, Nomennescio63, Invervar, and Scuzz_Twittly, for all writing blog posts explaining what is happening on this site with the shut down, lock down, or whatever you want to call this disabled version of the site. Guess it was too good to last. Time to look around and see if there is a new site to move to and start over.
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do Anastasiyalesbienne : :smile:))))))))))))))))))) ... Happy Jana .... :heart::heart:
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do Jana-chen : I love you too Nina:heart:
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do Anastasiyalesbienne : Aweeeeeeeeee ... you make me feel wonderful my Sweetest :heart: ... always my bless and honor ... 
Your Jana ... :kiss::kiss::kiss:
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do Jana-chen : No, you Janah are my heavenly angel, I am just your simple little Sapphic Geisha, educated and made of lesbian pleasures in order to entertain and satisfy you nothing more!
That is to say your Catin t your sextoy at best!, My love of the setting sun, na masute Jana, take good care of yourself!, (With us it is very very hard, I cannot tell you more unfortunately) ), xoxoxo from Kyoto, your loving whore, Nina ^ - ^ :heart:
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do fukimosabe : My pleasure .... thanks for your attention, found your comment in spam folder ... don`t know why .... what crazy things are going on here .... !!!!!!!!
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do Anastasiyalesbienne : You are always such an heavenly Angel .... THANK YOU, for your existence .... :kiss::kiss::kiss::heart:
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Thank you for the information Jana-chen.  I.ve been wondering about all the fuss and complaints.
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do Jana-chen : Happy New Year to you too Jana my so tender and so sweet sapphic love of the setting sun, my sweet Okasan and so sweet Dominant Mum, yes you are right, and it is very very hard, we are still in a state of emergency here! , and I'm not in good spirits at the moment !!!, and in addition "XHAMSTR" makes us miserable which makes me even sadder, forgive me for my poor German, but I am like a lot of people very up against them !!!, for their methods and their ways of doing totally "object" !!!, even if their intentions on the fpnd are laudable?, and in addition they never answer our messages? !!!, which is the comple of rudeness and vulgaritée in addition! , too bad for them !, because if their objective is to go bankrupt ?, then they are on the right track! (lol) ...
I kiss you too, very very strong my tender and so sensual Jana darling, in the hope that one day I could finally find myself in your arms of love for very long nights of sapphic drunkenness my love at home in Kyoto, or at your place in Germany moreover I do not even know your sweet Sapphic country, I hope that you will make it to me visited as promised? na masute Jana and pay close attention to you I'm not even sure that the classic masks we wear? , be effective against the variants of this new plague !!! , moreover it will be necessary to say to all its illiterates! , (lol) what have to say "THE COVID" !!!! and not "LA covid" is masculine and not feminine !!! because it is only the contraction of the word (LE CORONA VIRUS) "19" being only the designation of the year or it appeared for the first time in August 2019 in China!
xoxoxo from Kyoto my love, your little Sapphic Geisha who thinks of you every day, (if you knew how much I miss you my beautiful German !!!!, na masute, Nina ^ - ^ :heart:
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Nope, ich habe eine andere Site gefunden ... genaures später, wenn ich weiß das es funktioniert wie ich mir das vorstelle ... :smile::smile:
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do Anastasiyalesbienne : Happy new year for you my sweet adorable friend ... times are changing ... and we have to take the challenge .... hope you are well and healthy ...
KISSKISSKISS, HUGS
Your Jana :kiss::kiss::kiss::heart:
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yammerhant
That explains a lot - thanks for sharing.
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do Jana-chen : yeah dear.. i upload a video two days ago  and he still in convertion  
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Hallo JANA, zuallererst meine besten Wünsche für lesbisches Glück für das Jahr, in dem meine süße Liebe zum Sonnenuntergang beginnt. Ich habe Ihren Artikel Jana mit großem Interesse gelesen, das heißt, es ist das Ende von Demokratie überall! wir sind nicht dumm !!! und es ist sehr traurig, vor allem aus einem Land wie Deutschland! Mit seiner jüngsten schweren Vergangenheit! Es wird das Ende dieser Seite sowie aller anderen sein, die sich für diese Maskerade eignen !!!, denn der Respekt vor der Anonymität ist das erste Grundrecht! in erster Linie in jeder Demokratie mit Selbstachtung !!! Alles, was die Jana uns erzählt, ist wirklich sehr, sehr traurig! , mit c, der kürzlich im Capitol produziert hat! , zusätzlich zu den Einschränkungen unserer Grundfreiheiten !!!! Überall auf der Welt, von der wir glauben, dass sie noch ein wenig demokratisch ist?, die Krise auf dem Rücken! um uns den Vers des sanitären Faschismus vorzuspielen! (lol), und aufrichtig, ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass wir in Deutschland unsere Grundrechte auf diese Weise so feige angreifen würden! Konto! , das wird also das Ende von "XHAMSTER" sein und so weiter! (lol) schade für sie, andere Seiten werden ihren Platz einnehmen, weil wir die Grundfreiheiten nicht unterdrücken können, ohne früher oder später einen hohen Preis zu zahlen !!!
xoxoxo aus Kyoto, Nina ^ - ^ :heart:
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Jana-chen
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Ja, hatte nicht vor ... in den Vorruhestand zu gehen ... aber schwierig eine adquate Seite zu finden ... entweder kann ich uploaden aber ohne chatfunktion oder comments ... oder chat aber keine uploads ... *seufzt* ...
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Alles gut .... wenn ich wei? wo ich in Zukunft uploade, lasse ich es Dich wissen ... hab` eine schönes und vor allem Gesundes WE ....
Liebe Grüße, Deine Jana :smile::smile::smile:
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do ivandeathcrusher : We only see the results, but no information ...
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do maelradec88 : *A*M*E*N* ...
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do maelradec88 : A lot of wrong here ... headless administration ....
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ivandeathcrusher
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It will be good that xhamster upload every week status for what is going on with the site ...
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maelradec88
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xhamster is lost
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maelradec88
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my account is a verified account  we show our faces in all our videos and photos  ...but we can upload photos anymore
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do foundnemo04 : LOL ... :wink::smile::wink:
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do Jana-chen : Too bad I am a guy....otherwise I would have kissed you ??????
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do foundnemo04 : My pleasure ... :smile::smile::smile:
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