Because of the nature of federation posts and comments on LemmyNSFW communities will live on basically forever. However the photos and videos will likely be lost. Some were links to external media and will stick around, some may be cached. But most photos and videos that were uploaded directly to the instance will break when the server fully goes down.

For example: [NSFW, OBVIOUSLY] !boobs@lemmynsfw.com - that link should load fine on your instance. It should look functional just with no new posts. (Note: it’s actually possible to post and comment in these communities still, but only people in your instance will see it)

The images are served from links like these: (mild NSFW) https://lemmynsfw.com/pictrs/image/d50379d3-7d64-440c-bcf6-13dbf2b81c1b.webp?format=webp

The fact that the images still load is a somewhat hopeful sign. The server is still running, Lemmy just crashed. There’s still time for the head admin to come back, the data still exists. This seems unlikely though as the other admin says they haven’t heard from them since October.

So there’s a small window to archive this stuff, if you’re interested. Between now and whenever the media server crashes or gets shut off for non-payment.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    4 months ago

    OF has killed off the vast majority of ppl just doing it for fun.

    With Instragram as the “creator front page.” Patreon too, on the digital art side.

    It’s so weird how OF gets to pretend it isn’t a porn site, and somehow get along with banks that would normally turn their nose up to a literal porn site.

    • Carnival Prize@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      4 months ago

      Don’t forget the day OnlyFans announced it was going to go clean. That was a long week or so before they walked that back.

      It is also interesting to notice the OF actually isn’t all adult content.

    • lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      It is weird, completely agree, and I think finding that loophole is how they won (obv they were not the fist site promoting cam girls)

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        4 months ago

        My conspiracy theory is they have so much dirt on the finance world that it gives them leverage.

        What if there were to be a “data breach” of what they’ve been subscribe too…