Why I Built Sxgram for the Businesses Other Platforms Won't Fully Embrace By Joseph Haecker, Founder of Sxgram People often assume I built Sxgram because I wanted to compete with Meta, LinkedIn, or the other major social platforms. They're right about one thing: I absolutely intend to compete. Competition is healthy, and I believe entrepreneurs deserve more choices than they have today. But I didn't build Sxgram because I think those companies are evil. I built it because I believe they've...

For years, creator platforms, fan sites, agencies, and adult-friendly communities have done something that quietly works against their own interests. They send their users away. A creator signs up. A fan visits a profile. A member wants to follow someone. And what do most platforms display? Instagram. Facebook. LinkedIn. Threads. TikTok. In other words, platforms spend time and money acquiring visitors, only to redirect them back into ecosystems that were never built to support adult...

Why the Future of the Creator Economy May Have Less To Do With Content and More To Do With Culture By Joseph Haecker For years, adult creators have been taught that success comes from producing more content. More photos, more videos, more custom requests, more livestreams, more direct messages, and more availability have become the accepted formula for growth. Yet, during Cannes Lions 2026, some of the world's largest brands and agencies spent an entire week discussing something entirely...