Thread by @mikestabile

I know a lot of you feel hopeless right now, but I watching this unfold, I want to contextualize a few things about the battle ahead.

#1 Exodus Cry and NCOSE are scrambling: 95% of coverage about OnlyFans supports SWers. They didn't expect this, and now want to shift blame. 1/

They didn't expect so much of the coverage to paint them as bad guys, or to talk about their religious campaign, or how it's hurting sex workers. They're nervous. 2/

This is markedly different than the Pornhub coverage in the fall, which repeated the Kristof misinformation about widespread illegal content. This time, with a few notable exceptions, the voices of Exodus Cry and NCOSE are excluded from the conversation. 3/

This is largely due to the efforts of SWers who, for the last 9 months, have made sure journalists knew who these groups really were. In Dec, most articles ran quotes with no context or qualifiers. Here, journalists are speaking almost exclusively with SWers. 4/

That's why, over the past day or so, Exodus Cry has tried to quickly turn the conversation to Twitter and Pornhub, where they feel on more solid ground.

NCOSE is bragging about a supposedly "groundbreaking" lawsuit (where 12 of their 13 claims were dismissed). 5/

That's why you also see @MasterCard trying to wash its hands of this as well. Very few people are talking about illegal content (as they did with PH), everyone is talking about banking censorship. 6/

So be proud. This is work YOU did. MasterCard and the antis are on their backheels, at least temporarily. It's our job to keep them there. It won't stop OnlyFans, but it will delay future attacks (and give us all time to regroup for the next fight).

Here's how:

1. Post about what this is costing you! The money you're losing. If you're skittish about $$$ figures, talk about your concerns: the house payments, rent, food, the percentage of your income lost. This is powerful, visceral stuff. 8/

2. Talk about independence that this brought you, and what it means to lose it. The narrative of these groups is that you're being exploited. Make them answer for what they've done. 9/

3. Showcase/screenshot/doc the actual verification process. I can't stress this enough. Obvs don't give away personal info, but one of their main claims is that nothing was ever verified.

Prove them liars on this, it discredits the rest of their argument. 10/

3. Make video content. It's much more appealing to media than text. 11/

4. Name names! (Tag them, assuming they haven't blocked you.) Follow them. (Don't harass, but be firm.) Respond to their claims, in their own feeds.

I can assure you that @mastercard is not loving this attention. 12/

5. Keep it going over the next few months. Talk about your difficulties. Talk about your lost subscribers and income. Do not let people forget that this is happening. Make it an ongoing story. /13

Most of all, understand that despite the panic, you are NOT powerless! Defeat not inevitable. Antis ultimately LOST each of their previous Wars on Sex (in the 70s, 80s & 90s). They had a victory, but I think it may sow the seeds of their eventual defeat. /14

One last point: only sex workers could have done this! Not studios, not OnlyFans, not me. Nobody cares about a billion dollar company. But they do care about every day people fighting to survive — and thrive — in a harsh world. Never forget how powerful you are.