foxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)
If you want more tangible examples of what the situation with Mastercard/Visa/Stripe is preventing, I was about 2/3rds done with an expanded/illustrated version of this story I was going to put on Itch: aryion.com/g4/view/899825 #vore #NonFatalVore #CruelVore #NonCon

g4 :: A New Pet by foxyoreos
g4 :: A New Pet by foxyoreos

Aug 20, 2025 at 8:51amWeb
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
The big thing standing in front of finishing it? There is nowhere I can sell it. Even before this, I was hesitant to finish it because Itch's payout methods would require me to link to Paypal, which puts my NSFW income at risk. It all goes back to payment processors.
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
This story has been sitting 2/3rds done for probably 4 months and I held off because of Paypal's policies. Then I figured, "eh, maybe I can risk it with Payoneer linked to Itch." And before I got around to confirming if that would work, the news dropped about Stripe censoring Itch.
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
Want to know the reason I haven't done long-form writing or larger interactive pieces? I don't honestly know how I would monetize them. It's payment processors. Want to know why I haven't done NSFW art tutorials or zines? Where would I sell them?
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
I spent a little while a few months back looking into whether or not it would be worthwhile to start making HTML5 interactive vore art in the same style as old Flash artwork. There were a number of complicated things to figure out, but the most complicated one was payment processors.
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
The only way I can justify projects right now is if Subscribestar users will sign up for early access, or if commissioners will commission them. Anything that doesn't fit into that model, I can't justify spending the time on.
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
Commissioner funds are of course limited. Most commissioners can't justify purchasing 20-30 hours for a long project; and I haven't figured out how to get things like crowdfunding to scale. Normally, an artist would solve that problem by like.. selling the finished thing. But that's not an option.
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
So the end result is I just don't work on large or experimental vore projects. I cannot begin to describe how transformative and pawsitive it would be for furry spaces if these restrictions went away. Very directly, there are vore projects that don't exist because of Paypal censorship.
Show threadfoxyoreos (they/them, commissions open)Aug 20, 2025
There are, as far as I can tell, exactly 2 models that work for niche NSFW artwork right now: - Direct one-on-one commissions - Subscribestar subscriptions Anything else, I don't know how to fund. If you don't like that, call a payment processor.