OnlyFans Reportedly has Lax Moderation and Underage Content, BBC Investigation Finds Article
An investigation of OnlyFans by the BBC allegedly found the site isn’t doing enough to ensure uploaded content is legal and creators are 18+.
An investigation of OnlyFans by the BBC allegedly found the site isn’t doing enough to ensure uploaded content is legal and creators are 18+.
“I had to constantly watch ‘cam to cam,’ site feature where you get paid to watch the person at the other side of the interaction. This was very traumatizing because I never knew what would come up on screen.”
Plaintiff John Doe was horrified to find out explicit of himself—made at age 13 under duress by traffickers—were posted to Twitter.
Each year, the “Dirty Dozen” list aims to encourage businesses to remove sexual exploitation from their bottom line, or remove it from their company culture overall.
“I was a fully-fledged addict. I needed drugs to get me through porn scenes. I needed drugs to numb my pain. I needed drugs to make me feel ‘happy.'”
Sending and receiving nudes has become the norm among teens. For example, this newer study shows that twice as many kids aged 9-12 reported sending nudes of themselves in 2020 compared to 2019.
The majority of porn consumers who participated in this study weren’t concerned about porn performer mistreatment, but those who did learn about performer mistreatment took action to combat it.
The increased awareness of sex trafficking around Super Bowl time is helpful, but the same amount of attention needs to last year-round.
It’s no secret that porn has become mainstream entertainment in our society. But just how popular is it? And who, exactly, is watching?
While requiring account verification to upload videos to Pornhub cracks down on exploitative content, it is not a bulletproof solution because it still doesn’t ensure that videos are exploitation-free.
“Despite my hurt, I know he’s not watching porn because he believes I’m not enough. He watches because porn can be addicting. He knows it is hurtful, and I don’t even think he wants to, honestly.”
OnlyFans reportedly perpetuates another version of the same sexual exploitation people try to avoid supporting on other porn platforms.