OnlyFans Hack Its Way to Being the Biggest Pimp of Sex Workers
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What is OnlyFans?
OnlyFans says it is a content subscription service. But to many sex workers who found “work” on OnlyFans, it is their pimp, to some a generous pimp but to some a pimp who favors “employees” who bring in the most money to this social media platform.
OnlyFans has attracted big names, and it adds to the gentrification of OnlyFans, as Kimberly Kane told The New York Times columnist Charlotte Shane.
“OnlyFans is not going to last, but it is a hell of a ride,” “They’ll take it away from us, just like they do everything else. It’s only a matter of time.”
We have seen this happen before on another website that facilitates payments for creators. On Patreon, for example, sex workers are no longer welcome. They say adult content is not welcome either, but again, this is an example of gentrification of the Internet.
It is hard for these sites to monitor abuse and for minors not to be exploited. Bad actors always find a way, yet with the millions of dollars OnlyFans get from their creators, mostly sex workers, shouldn’t it treat them better?
There are 120 million people on OnlyFans, and most of them are men who find comfort in the anonymity of being on OnlyFans for less money. They can demand things from women, things they can only imagine about.
Gia the Smutty Mystic, who was interviewed by The New York Times, treats it as a job. Not only does she takes it seriously, but she also earns more from OnlyFans compared to when she was an escort.
Things have changed since the world turned upside down in 2020. People are lonely, happiness is nothing but a question on many people’s heads.
We cope differently, some better than others—some through social media, and some through watching adult content.
Another social media platform will soon find its way to the hearts of those who consume content on OnlyFans. NewNew the “Control My Life” app: With as little as $5, you decide what people should do next, then watch them do it.
While platforms like OnlyFans or NewNew transform the creators’ economy. There is also the dark side. We have seen it happening already, with creators on OnlyFans, the most vulnerable women, are asked to perform acts that could harm them in the end in exchange for more money.
The adult industry is never compassionate to women as they age, there will be exemptions, but women sex workers are more prone to abuse.
OnlyFans shouldn’t act like a pimp, one who discards their employees when they are no longer marketable, or they don't know to bring in the money anymore.
OnlyFans should initiate a fund for women. We all know most of their money comes from these women creators. No matter how much they believe OnlyFans isn’t a porn site, it is very much part of the adult industry, and while they process money paid to these creators, their cut is money earned by being the world’s biggest online pimp.
While more e men are enjoying buying “acts” for $20 time or less, it is time for OnlyFans to be more accountable and not just count the money they put in their pockets.
