Because of the nature of federation posts and comments on LemmyNSFW communities will live on basically forever. However the photos and videos will likely be lost. Some were links to external media and will stick around, some may be cached. But most photos and videos that were uploaded directly to the instance will break when the server fully goes down.

For example: [NSFW, OBVIOUSLY] !boobs@lemmynsfw.com - that link should load fine on your instance. It should look functional just with no new posts. (Note: it's actually possible to post and comment in these communities still, but only people in your instance will see it)

The images are served from links like these: (mild NSFW) https://lemmynsfw.com/pictrs/image/d50379d3-7d64-440c-bcf6-13dbf2b81c1b.webp?format=webp

The fact that the images still load is a somewhat hopeful sign. The server is still running, Lemmy just crashed. There's still time for the head admin to come back, the data still exists. This seems unlikely though as the other admin says they haven't heard from them since October.

So there's a small window to archive this stuff, if you're interested. Between now and whenever the media server crashes or gets shut off for non-payment.

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[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Makes more sense once you realize who owns OF.

[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Leonid Radvinsky. Never heard of him. Why does that explain it?

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 0 points 14 hours ago

I think he's referencing that not just OnlyFans, but also PornHub, and propably many others, are zionist owned entities. I'm pro porn, so I don't mind, but there are a lot of people who try to distance themselves from porn for that reason alone. Rabbi Shmule sells sex toys with his daughter, that's a bit much for me, but to each their own.