A data storage service aimed at porn and adult content creators has launched in closed beta mode, aimed at serving creators struggling to find mainstream storage services that allow explicit content.
SceneLocker is currently being trialed by invited established creators and companies in the adult content industries. Its main selling point is that it won’t ban users or delete porn and adult content: issues some adult content creators have had with other services. SceneLocker users need to verify that they are aged 18 or older before using the service.
Matt Slayer (pictured below), a Los Angeles-based podcast host and former private investigator, is one of SceneLocker’s founders. Slayer, who hosts adult performers telling “debaucherous stories” on his And Now We Drink podcast, said he was “constantly being asked about cloud storage and file sharing solutions by creators – a number of whom had seen their Google Drive accounts terminated without warning.”
Slayer told SEXTECHGUIDE: “I’ve been working in the adult industry for over a decade… what inspired me to create SceneLocker was how frequently I hear stories about cloud storage accounts being banned without warning or files deleted without explanation. I wanted to create a product that would treat my colleagues like the professionals they are.”
SceneLocker can be used for digital file storage, and is aimed at adult content creators who amass large archives of porn images and video. It has a function allowing you to quickly create a single-use link to share files held in your SceneLocker archive.
It aims to provide an alternative to data storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple’s iCloud, Mega and pCloud.
Many data storage services have restrictions regarding the kinds of files that can be hosted on them or shared from them. Google Drive, for example, does not allow users to distribute sexually explicit content from its storage.
Some people have complained about data storage services deleting their adult content files, or deactivating their storage accounts after they uploaded sexually explicit material.
While SceneLocker is designed to be used to host legal adult content, a data storage service touting itself as privacy-focused and a safe haven for porn could attract the attention of those who might want to use it for other storage purposes.
Slayer said that SceneLocker had the ability to monitor everything uploaded to it, and that he was “specifically concerned with illegal content and copyrighted material.”
He declined to give details about the content monitoring process, saying that doing so could encourage bad actors to look for loopholes. However, he added: “In extreme situations where we suspect that the content is criminal we lock the account and notify the user as to the reason, which they can appeal if they feel it was done in error.”
Being focused on adult content, there is obvious potential for SceneLocker to attract the attention of hackers. Slayer said that data in transit through SceneLocker was encrypted, adding that his developers “are regularly scanning our code to aggressively address vulnerabilities. This is in addition to DDOS buffering [against distributed denial-of-service cyber-attacks] and the other security measures that are typically used by any service that hosts user data.”
He added: “When a SceneLocker user shares a file, that file can only be downloaded one time. This prevents links appearing on Discord servers or other places where they can be pirated. The user has full control over the shared link and can see if their file has been accessed, and can revoke that access if they change their mind.”
When SceneLocker launches fully, it will cost from $7.99 a month for 500GB of storage, and from $19.99 per month for 2.5TB. A ‘professional’ account tier, which gives you 10 terabytes of storage and up to three user accounts, will cost from $99.99 per month. For the current closed beta mode, invited users have been given one terabyte of storage.
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