FetLife

Also known as fetlife.com, Fet

FetLife is a social networking website that serves people interested in BDSM, fetishism, and kink. It distinguishes itself from competitors by emphasizing itself as a social network rather than a dating site.

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Official website: fetlife.com

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number of registered users/contributors: 8382382
inception: 2008-01-03
review score: 2.1/5 (Poor)
FAQ URL: fetlife.com/help
source code repository URL: github.com/fetlife
service status information URL: fetlifestatus.com
social media followers: 85307
translation contribution URL: crowdin.com/project/fetlife
contact page URL: fetlife.com/contact
privacy policy URL: fetlife.com/legal/privacy-policy-zvlij
terms of service URL: fetlife.com/legal/terms-of-use-hwfvu
search formatter URL: fetlife.com/search?q=$1
performer age-compliance documentation URL: fetlife.com/legal/2257-exemption-qr23c

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History
Features
Controversies
Racism controversy
Murders connected to the website
2017 death of Yingying Zhang
2023 deaths of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan
References
External links

==History== FetLife was launched on January 3, 2008, by John Kopanas (also known by his username John Baku), a software engineer in Montreal, Quebec. Frustrated by attempts to find women who had the same sexual interests as he did, Baku created a website in 2007 called "FriendsWithFetishes". While working on release 2.0 of FriendsWithFetishes, Baku decided to launch it as a separate site and named it FetLife. James Golick served as chief technology officer. In 2009 Baku received the Community Choice (Man) Award as part of the Pantheon of Leather Awards.