Sex sells — but not on Etsy.
Etsy is facing backlash from a sect of its vendors that sell adult toys as the e-commerce company cracks down on its guidelines.Starting July 29, Etsy will remove listings that advertise sex toys — such as dildos, vibrators and similar products — as well as items that depict sexual acts and genitalia or display sexually charged slogans relating to familial relationships, like “daddy” or “mommy.”
“For small shops like ours who have spent the majority of their time on the Etsy platform, 30 days’ notice is simply not enough time to pivot either to a new shop home with the same amount of traffic or exposure or ramp up in-person sales.”Dear Abby: Should I confront my guests about my misplaced panties?
“Imagine if you have been trading on Etsy for the last 10 years,” Houston said. “It’s like having your house burnt down.”Alexandra Houston, the founder of the UK-based fetish apparel platform Charmskool, criticized Etsy for pandering “to the mass market” instead of remaining loyal to its users. “A blanket ban is a lazy solution to the problems of non-compliance and non-enforcement that you … created in the first place,” they continued. “It’s a solution that targets buyer retention and that appeases investors and advertisers. It’s a bad solution – even when framed around ‘safety.'”
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