A (Non-Exhaustive) List of Tech Companies That Discriminate Against Sex Workers

From the Acceptable Use Policy:

Without limiting the foregoing, you may not send any messages or content that: ...is obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive...

From xbiz.com:

Worldwide lodging app Airbnb now owns an AI technology that allows them to discriminate against people in certain categories, specifically including sex workers, based on unrelated social media posts and other online data.

The name of the technology on its patent is “Determining Trustworthiness and Compatibility of a Person” and it stigmatizes sex work and “involvement in pornography” by grouping them with drug use, membership in hate groups, “neuroticism” and “narcissism, Machiavellism and psychopathy.”

From the Acceptable Use policy:

You may not post any User Content on the Service or Websites that:...is obscene, pornographic...

From the Terms of Service:

You can’t use the Platform ... to post pornography ... or do anything else your mother would not approve of.

See Square for more information. From the TOS:

You will not upload or provide Content or otherwise post, transmit, distribute, or disseminate through the Services any material that:...is obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic...

From the Terms of Service:

You agree to not use the Service to: 1. engage in any conversation or otherwise upload any content that...(vi) is...vulgar, obscene, pornographic...

Woof. This one's a doozy. From the "Community Standards":

We restrict the display of nudity or sexual activity...Additionally, we default to removing sexual imagery... Restrictions on the display of sexual activity also apply to digitally created content

Do not post images of...Real nude adults, sexual activity, other sexual activities, fetish content,

From the "Terms of Service":

You agree not to do any of the following: Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any User Content that ... is ... obscene, pornographic, vulgar

From "Prohibited Conduct" in the Terms of Use:

Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to use the Services to: raise funds or establish or contribute to any Campaign with the implicit or explicit purpose of or involving...pornography or other sexual content;

From the Payments Content Policies:

Unacceptable product categories Adult goods and services...[e.g.] Pornography and other sexually suggestive materials (including literature, imagery, and other media); escort or prostitution services; anything related to sex trafficking

From the "Community Guidelines":

... we don’t allow nudity on Instagram. This includes photos, videos, and some digitally-created content that show sexual intercourse, genitals, and close-ups of fully-nude buttocks. It also includes some photos of female nipples...

From the "Terms and Conditions of Use":

You are prohibited from using the Ko-fi platform, service and any page in connection with ... Adult or sexually explicit content including but not limited to Pornography, nudity and any other obscene content; Literature, imagery (including illustrative), videos, links to external sites or content containing such material; and sexual services such as prostitution, escorts, pay-per view, adult live chat features.

From the "Web Hosting Terms of Service":

You agree...not to use Namecheap services to host any website, other content, links or advertisements of websites that: ...contain nudity, pornography or other content deemed adult related

From the "Community Guidelines":

We don't allow pornographic material or sexual services on Patreon, which we define as "real people engaging in sexual acts such as masturbation or sexual intercourse on camera."

From the TOS:

You may not use the PayPal service for activities that...relate to transactions involving...(i) certain sexually oriented materials or services

From the Terms of Use:

While using any of our Sites and Apps, you agree not to ... Display adult nudity ... Post objectionable material, such as ... offers for adult services

From the TOS:

You will not post content that contains or links to pornography

From the TOS:

You may not use the Payment Services for the following businesses or business activities: ...adult entertainment oriented products or services (in any medium, including internet, telephone, or printed material)

From the TOS:

By registering with us, you are confirming that you will not use the Service to accept payments in connection with the following businesses, business activities, or business practices, unless you have received prior written approval from Stripe:

Adult content and services: "Pornography and other obscene materials (including literature, imagery and other media) depicting nudity or explicitly sexual acts; sites offering any sexually-related services such as prostitution, escorts, pay-per view, adult live chat features; sexually oriented items (e.g., adult toys); adult video stores and sexually oriented massage parlors; gentleman’s clubs, topless bars, and strip clubs; sexually oriented dating services "

From the Terms of Service policy:

use the Services to either intentionally, recklessly or negligently upload, transmit, distribute, store or otherwise make available any material which is ... pornographic ...

From the "Community Guidelines":

Don't upload images, videos, or GIFs that show real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples — this includes content that is so photorealistic that it could be mistaken for featuring real-life humans...Don’t upload any content, including images, videos, GIFs, or illustrations, that depicts sex acts.

Venmo is basically just a service provided by PayPal, so the exclusionary language in their TOS applies to Venmo as well:

You may not use the PayPal service for activities that...relate to transactions involving...(i) certain sexually oriented materials or services

From the Terms of Service:

You agree not to post User Content that...is adult in nature, such as any nudity in a sexual context, exposed genitalia, or any content with adult themes.

From the Terms of Service:

These types of sites are not allowed on Weebly:

Adult: involving nudity in a sexual context, exposed genitalia or adult themes