FetLife (English Wikipedia)

Bell, Niko (February 9, 2017). "What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom". Daily Xtra. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. In an apologetic post to the FetLife community, founder John Kopanas — better known on the site by his username JohnBaku — said the restrictions were the only way out of an existential threat

eff.org (Global: 4,491^st place; English: 3,102^nd place)

Malcolm, Jeremy (March 15, 2017). "Payment Processors are Still Policing Your Sex Life, and the Latest Victim is FetLife". Retrieved May 7, 2024.

esafety.gov.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

"FetLife - Safety Tips". eSafety Commissioner. February 19, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.

fetlife.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Norwegian Bokmål [language added]". May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
"FetLife". Retrieved December 16, 2025.
"FetLife Home Page". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
"JohnBaku". FetLife. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
Baku, John (February 6, 2013). "The Next Steps - The Big Four". FetLife.
Baku, John (2009). "FetLife, now with improved search". FetLife.
"Terms of Use". FetLife. April 22, 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. You agree that, while using BitLove's Products and Services, you will not [...] Make criminal accusations against another member in a public forum.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

Rohrlich, Justin (April 20, 2026). "Decorated military veteran targeted in fetish-site catfish scheme that escalated into sextortion, court filings say". The Independent.

jamesgolick.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Golick, James (September 5, 2012). "Moving On". jamesgolick.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. He told me about his growing company, and a month later, the consulting firm I'd been running was closed, our office vacant, and I had joined BitLove (the company that runs FetLife — which was then known as Protose) as CTO.

jezebel.com (Global: 5,183^rd place; English: 3,112^th place)

J.M. Baker, Katie (November 8, 2012). "Kink Community Tells Sexual Assault Victims It's All Their Fault". Jezebel. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

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Zanin, Andrea (September 4, 2008). "Facebook for the kinky: Montreal-based FetLife.com networks fetishists of the world". Montreal Mirror. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2009.

observer.com (Global: 1,224^th place; English: 662^nd place)

White, Rachel R. (November 16, 2012). "The Story of 'No': S&M Sex Clubs Sprout Up on Ivy Campuses, and Coercion Becomes an Issue". Observer Media. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

salon.com (Global: 683^rd place; English: 407^th place)

Clark-Flory, Tracy (June 3, 2012). "A BDSM Blacklist". Salon. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

sexandthe405.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Flox, Anaiis (August 27, 2011). "FetLife Is Not Safe For Users". Sex and the 405. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

sexualdeviants20.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Baku, John (January 10, 2008). "FetLife.com Launches - The First Social Network for Kinksters". Sexual Deviants Living In A Web 2.0 World. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

theatlantic.com (Global: 322^nd place; English: 198^th place)

Morris, David Z. (March 3, 2015). "How Kink's Largest Social-Networking Site Fails Its Users". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

theleatherjournal.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Pantheon of Leather Awards All Time Recipients - The Leather Journal". www.theleatherjournal.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

vice.com (Global: 247^th place; English: 175^th place)

Kale, Sirin (January 25, 2017). "Kinky Social Network Fetlife Deletes Thousands Of Fetishes to Stay Online". Vice. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"FetLife Home Page". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
Bell, Niko (February 9, 2017). "What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom". Daily Xtra. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. In an apologetic post to the FetLife community, founder John Kopanas — better known on the site by his username JohnBaku — said the restrictions were the only way out of an existential threat
Zanin, Andrea (September 4, 2008). "Facebook for the kinky: Montreal-based FetLife.com networks fetishists of the world". Montreal Mirror. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
Baku, John (January 10, 2008). "FetLife.com Launches - The First Social Network for Kinksters". Sexual Deviants Living In A Web 2.0 World. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
Golick, James (September 5, 2012). "Moving On". jamesgolick.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. He told me about his growing company, and a month later, the consulting firm I'd been running was closed, our office vacant, and I had joined BitLove (the company that runs FetLife — which was then known as Protose) as CTO.
"Pantheon of Leather Awards All Time Recipients - The Leather Journal". www.theleatherjournal.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
Kale, Sirin (January 25, 2017). "Kinky Social Network Fetlife Deletes Thousands Of Fetishes to Stay Online". Vice. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
"Terms of Use". FetLife. April 22, 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. You agree that, while using BitLove's Products and Services, you will not [...] Make criminal accusations against another member in a public forum.
Clark-Flory, Tracy (June 3, 2012). "A BDSM Blacklist". Salon. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
J.M. Baker, Katie (November 8, 2012). "Kink Community Tells Sexual Assault Victims It's All Their Fault". Jezebel. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
White, Rachel R. (November 16, 2012). "The Story of 'No': S&M Sex Clubs Sprout Up on Ivy Campuses, and Coercion Becomes an Issue". Observer Media. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
Morris, David Z. (March 3, 2015). "How Kink's Largest Social-Networking Site Fails Its Users". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
Flox, Anaiis (August 27, 2011). "FetLife Is Not Safe For Users". Sex and the 405. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
Weinberg, Jill D. (May 31, 2016). Consensual Violence: Sex, Sports, and the Politics of Injury. University of California Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9780520290655. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

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