‘A lazy solution’: Etsy sellers say ban on sex toys is a betrayal

Faced with little time to find new platforms, sellers say ban also furthers idea that sexual pleasure is taboo'

Etsy has always been a home for sellers of bespoke, artisanal and alternative items - including erotic jewellery and sex toys.

But as of next month, some of these companies will be kicked off the platform, which they see as a betrayal of Etsy's sizeable sex-positive community.