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Trickle down effect of piracy in my opinion.
Pornhub and the other giant illegit tubes come along...surfers flock there in droves. Most freesites lose the majority of their traffic to them.
Since everything is free...sales drop precipitously. Programs actually start closing their doors. Many affiliates leave to find something else to do. The programs still standing...many start downsizing to try and cut the fat because of less revenue.
So that means very few affiliates compared to a few years ago. And the ones left can't send the amount of sales that they once did. Which means less reasons for an affiliate program to want or need to advertise for affiliates (like they did on GFY).
Which means the value of a board that caters to the adult industry mirrors what happened to the big shows the last 3 years as well.
Fewer affiliates, fewer sales, less revenue...
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