Behind the OnlyFans porn boom: allegations of rape, abuse, betrayal

> No specific action or policy of Onlyfans is demonstrated as problematic.

It mentions multiple times OnlyFans says to have a human review each video and contrasts that with a description of a rape where the victim is repeatably saying "no" on camera.

It mentions OnlyFans being unresponsive to complaints about videos of rape.

It's also about the larger inadequacies about the laws (or lack thereof) concerning non-consensual porn.

The number seems to be in the neighborhood of "120" or so, which explains why'd they avoid mentioning it. Given the number of people involved in OF, that's a rounding error.

> Also, the word "some" is used 29 times in the article. Why not just say the exact number?

Because this is "quality journalism". Never give an exact number (the other paper will increase it anyway and make you look bad), use conditional (could, might).

Makes me curious as to what he did to make payment processors turn the other cheek when it comes to Onlyfans.

There is an industry of gurus who teach guys how to digitally turn out girls on Instagram. This is a good thing for society?

It’s amazing how vocal they can be—as they’re typing “this actually is liberating for women” with one hand. That isn’t easy.

Lonely people will seek attention and affection, we shouldn't blame them for being human. IMHO if we want to talk about this issue let's start by examining the causes and conditions for loneliness becoming so prevalent that it became a market for OF and the like to serve. Most people with an OF subscription would likely rather keep their money, and instead have a loving partner at home. As such they are (IMHO) victims of societal and cultural conditions beyond their control, and deserve compassion.

I'm a male on the conservative side and think this should all be banned-- most female Americans would disagree and call me puritanical for this. It's seen as part of the culture, a necessary sacrifice for freedom. Blaming only men doesn't help when there are women normalizing this stuff too.

This article is about a woman who was raped by two guys who filmed the assault, and they then put the video on onlyfans to sell. The woman says "no" in the video itself according to her lawyer. OnlyFans says they moderate 100% of the videos posted, yet they did not catch this, and they made money on it. You cannot play the common carrier card here.

> Can't have it both ways.

> deflecting responsibility

I think you may have misjudged the bias behind this article.

This was not researched or written by someone previously advocating for the destigmatization of sex work. It was clearly written by someone who's personally very troubled by the industry, who wanted to collect and share some evidence for their concerns and point a finger at an institution large enough to hold focus and possibly even legislative intervention.

You are right that the title is dramatized and the article ignored a lot of context, but it's activist journalism coming from people closer to the Gloria Steinem tradition of feminism (or conservative traditions) -- a very different bunch than the one that have been working towards destigmatization.

This is cannon fire from someone upset with the status quo, not an attempt to have it both ways.

The key word is consent. The article describes instances that involve non consenting parties.

>Feminists have been yelling that "sex work is real work, queen" and that it is "empowering to women" for a long time. Can't have it both ways.

I didn't realize Reuters was a "feminist" organization!

> Can't have it both ways.

You seem to be assuming that all women have the same opinions.