{"id":2857,"date":"2021-09-16T07:38:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T05:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/16\/the-problem-with-onlyfans-mainstream-dream\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T07:38:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T05:38:53","slug":"the-problem-with-onlyfans-mainstream-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/16\/the-problem-with-onlyfans-mainstream-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"The problem with OnlyFans\u2019 mainstream dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the \u2018subscription social network\u2019 OnlyFans announced it would be banning the sexually explicit content that made it a billion-dollar business, sex workers were up in arms \u2013 and many observers wondered how the move could make financial sense. Then it had second thoughts. So what does this tech saga tell us about where pornography fits into the future of the internet \u2013 and is it just another example of the sex industry treating women as disposable?<\/p>\n

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OnlyFans bills itself as a wide-ranging \u2018subscription social network\u2019 where content creators of any kind can charge their followers to view their output \u2013 but in reality its hugely successful business is largely based around sex. That emphasis only grew during the pandemic, with more and more users spending their free time online \u2013 and more people wondering about a new source of income. With the company valued at about $1bn (\u00a3720m), and celebrities like Cardi B and Bella Thorne signing up, it was hard to see it doing anything other than more of the same.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen the \u2018subscription social network\u2019 OnlyFans announced it would be banning the sexually explicit content that made it a billion-dollar business, sex workers were up in arms \u2013 and many observers wondered how the move could make financial sense. Then it had second thoughts. So what does this tech saga tell us about where pornography fits into the future of the internet \u2013 and is it just another example of the sex industry treating women as disposable?
\nThis episode includes discussion of sex and pornography.
\nOnlyFans bills itself as a wide-ranging \u2018subscription social network\u2019 where content creators of any kind can charge their followers to view their output \u2013 but in reality its hugely successful business is largely based around sex. That emphasis only grew during the pandemic, with more and more users spending their free time online \u2013 and more people wondering about a new source of income. With the company valued at about $1bn (\u00a3720m), and celebrities like Cardi B and Bella Thorne signing up, it was hard to see it doing anything other than more of the same. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the \u2018subscription social network\u2019 OnlyFans announced it would be banning the sexually explicit content that made it a billion-dollar business, sex workers were up in arms \u2013 and many observers wondered how the move could make financial sense. Then it had second thoughts. So what does this tech saga tell us about where pornography …<\/p>\n

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