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Sex Work Re-loaded: How Digital Platforms are re-defining Sex Work

“Maybe I should start an OnlyFans” has become a well-known phrase across different platforms. This blog post explores how the dynamics of sex work have changed on online spaces by looking into the relationship between OnlyFans and Instagram, specifically...

By Martin Trans on 10/27/21 Comments Off

Only[Adult]Fans: Affording Digital Sex Work

In a time when many were either let go from their job or suffering from lack of human contact during isolation, one online service which mends both of these issues in differing ways – for reasons we will investigate further...

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You Can See Me Naked (After the Paywall): How OnlyFans Transforms the Online Sex Industry

Whereas most social media platforms ban nudity – Instagram’s User Guidelines forbid posting pictures of women’s nipples, for example – the emergent platform OnlyFans runs on nakedness. By paying a monthly subscription fee, people can now see their favourite...

By on 09/28/20 Comments Off

“‘Making bag on OnlyFans!’ Gen Z & the mainstreaming of porn”

One million bucks in one day or the story of porn becoming a legitimate career “I made 12K in a month with OnlyFans” is the proud opening line to one of ShanghaiShawty’s YouTube videos, where she lets the users...

By Tom Brok on 09/28/20 Comments Off

OnlyFans: The Digital World is Changing Intimacy

We are all somewhat familiar with online intimacy; couples who met on Tinder, friends who get freaky on Facetime, loved ones who connect on Zoom from across the globe. However, in the age of COVID-19 where social distancing...

By on 09/27/20 Comments Off