Seriously, Medium?

Now, there’s graphic porn on the site?

Yeah, you can probably guess what completes the picture I’ve carefully edited. This is straight-up vile.

Every single day I’m followed by dozens of bots. I’m convinced half of my followers are spam. These aren’t people who want to engage with writing or connect with people — they want to sell, scam, etc. Fake accounts that hock crypto, drugs from developing nations, and apparently, now, porn.

While reading explicit erotica isn’t my bag, I don’t knock it because there’s an art to writing something that is more than a money shot. You have to draw people in, keep them compelled by a story because you don’t have to ease of visuals. Great erotica creates connection between people, makes people feel less alone, and although it’s not for me, I have no problem with it having a home on Medium.

Fuck away, friends. Tell your stories. But don’t trot out explicit visuals.

What I do have a problem with is explicit porn on a site where I share expert marketing tutorials and business advice, narrative non-fiction and short stories. I’m embarrassed because clients — c-suite executives, founders — follow me here and occasionally browse the platform. I’m even nervous sharing this post on LinkedIn because I don’t want to repel my clients and colleagues or have them think I’m associated with a porn-peddling platform.