chxrryxblossom
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A lot of you have reached out to me on other platforms asking if I’m going to continue my works considering Wattpad’s updated terms of service.
First, I’d like to say, I answer to no man and a vague update to the TOS will not stop me from writing and publishing smut.
Second, Wattpad’s TOS has always been this way. The updated terms are very broad and vague. It’ll lead to about 70-75% of works being removed if they enforce it the way everyone believes they will. At that point, they’ll lose a lot of users, not just writers but readers as well. I’m a big fun of fuck around and find out. If that’s what they want to do, let them reap the consequences of their own actions. It doesn’t affect me.
Third, if Wattpad really ends up self-sabotaging its platform, you should know that I cross-platform post my stories. You can find Safe Harbor posted on AO3 (my user chxrry_blossom) AND Tumblr (my user is cherry-x-blossom).
So far. Only Safe Harbor is cross posted. But if I start seeing things move in a negative direction, I’ll upload my older fanfics as well even though I don’t particularly like them lol.
Anyway, try not to panic. If you’re new to AO3, learn your reader etiquette and remember: Don’t like? Don’t read. AO3 is an archive, not an app. You’ll find a lot of things there that you won’t like because there’s no such thing as censorship with an archive. Learn how the filtering system works so you can enjoy your reader experience there.
I love you guys. Literature will never die.