Important announcement regarding the future of this forum

A lot has changed in the adult entertainment industry in recent years—especially the growing legal requirement to verify the age of visitors from the UK and other jurisdictions. Implementing these measures is not only complex, but also expensive.

Unfortunately, the FreeOnes forums currently generate no revenue and cost us a significant amount to operate. With new legislation coming into effect, continuing to run the forums in their current form is no longer sustainable. We're left with two choices: shut them down entirely, or introduce a small monthly fee to help cover costs.

We've chosen to keep the forums open—but going forward they will be accessible only to paying members of FreeOnes.com. To make this more affordable, we're reducing the price of our Bronze membership tier to just $3/month.

We understand that this change won’t be welcomed by everyone, but it's the only viable option to keep the community alive while staying compliant with the law.

We're also in the process of making the rest of the site PG-13 compliant, which will allow us to adapt to new regulatory environments and better serve a broader audience.

We'll closely monitor how these changes are received and make adjustments as needed.

To upgrade to Bronze membership and continue enjoying forum access—plus additional benefits—please follow this link: https://www.freeones.com/premium

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
 
any other good alternatives?
All forums I know where links to actual free downloads are posted operate normally. I guess they never did business with payment processors in the first place. So freeones seems to be kind of an outlier. But discussion isn't as vibrant as it used to be at those places. That's probably how a lot of people ended up here. Maybe source of revenue has an impact on how much moderation you can do and how much discussions you can handle without cutting it down to just dudes posting links.
 
The payment processor for FreeOnes is @verotel . They are in the Netherlands. Given that Amsterdam is a free and liberal city, it's surprising that Verotel is so conservative. Contrary to everything in Holland.
Companies like Verotel and Stripe don't have their own CC business, they just handle the payments. They are still subject to the rules of the CC companies. It's irrelevant where the payment processor down the line is located, they have to enforce the rules given to them by the US CC companies.
 

Steve-FreeOnes

FO Admin / "selfish idiot mod" (he/they)
Staff member
Question: How many people have Steve on "Ignore"?
And that's not including my ****.

Let's see if people ignore this one too - you're not allowed to promote other boards on this board. If we catch you in posts, profile posts or DM exchanges, we will warn or ban you. Don't like it here? Nobody's stopping you from leaving. But don't try dragging people to other places with you, ESPECIALLY if they're a dodgy filesharing board. That one will earn you an instant ban.
 
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