{"id":23568,"date":"2026-06-18T17:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/the-malignant-rise-of-onlyfans-managers-its-exploiting-its-grooming-its-predatory\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:14","slug":"the-malignant-rise-of-onlyfans-managers-its-exploiting-its-grooming-its-predatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/the-malignant-rise-of-onlyfans-managers-its-exploiting-its-grooming-its-predatory\/","title":{"rendered":"The malignant rise of OnlyFans managers: \u2018It\u2019s exploiting. It\u2019s grooming. 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