Video Dating App RareBirdCalls Is Now In Beta Testing

CYBERSPACE—The RareBirdCalls adult-friendly, encrypted, private video dating platform has begun beta testing, and now that the early bug reports have been addressed, RBC is ready to accept a larger group of users to test the system. To register to be part of the beta testing team and join the list of early adopters, visit RareBirdCalls.com and click on the "Register" button.  Founded by an adult industry professional, and supported by a team that includes encryption specialists, takes as its mission the right of every online sex worker to earn a living without shame or fear of account deletion. RareBirdCalls intends to provide users the freedom to have private video chats without worry. “You just want to run your business during uncertain times, but sometimes it seems like you’re under attack from every direction,” observed RBC Founder and sex industry veteran The Rare Bird. “That’s why we’re creating tools to increase your sense of control, your stability in the world, and your feeling of dignity. We’re starting with a telecommunications platform, created specifically for online sex workers. We believe every sex worker deserves digital intimate autonomy.” Many sex workers, forced to rethink how to provide services due to the pandemic, have adopted online platforms to do so for the first time in their careers. Similarly, those who previously had offered one-on-one encounters adopted mainstream video chat platforms to stay connected, in lieu of in-person dates. “Why is it that so many companies are deplatforming sex workers?” asked RBC's resident writer The Whorticulturalist on the official company blog. “Broadly speaking, in the past few years, there’s been a recent upsurge in cultural anxieties around sex, sexual commerce, and sexual media, and that has in turn influenced policies that exist primarily to censor and break up adult industry communities and markets. This type of digital gentrification and whorephobia have made it harder and harder for people in the adult industry to work safely and freely, often finding themselves censoring their own content so much that it is bleached of all meaningful intention or feeling. “Whereas many companies use restrictive terms of service pages, or constantly updated rules to restrict and ban adult workers, Rare Bird Calls was built by a sex worker, for fellow sex workers, and prioritizes providing a reliable tool that helps people in the adult industry work safely and with job confidence.” To read this blog post in full, click here.  For more information, and to pre-register a unique RBC username, visit RareBirdCalls.com; the company may also be followed on Twitter and Instagram.