Moderation that keeps it focused. Text only.

Text only, no ads, and aggressive downmodding of self-promotion.

Edit: On the other hand, here we are looking at it and talking about it. Some number of us followed links in that article. Some number of them followed those to an OnlyFans page.

How long until OnlyFans just says, screw it, we make AI content too.

>no ads

There are ads here all the time. They're just text-based, instead of picture/video-based. "Show HN" is literally only for advertising.

They used to shut down sign up when Reddit was down :)

Being less known and niche is one kind of protection. Big carrots are missing for most.

Another kind of protection is Reddit and Twitter remaining alive as quarantines. Rather than if they collapsed and the newer better places absorbed the refugees.