'Someone online always has something to say about it,' she said. She said she faced daily bullying online. While subscription sites have increased the visibility and accessibility of online sex work, content creators still face vicious online trolling for what they do.ĭiddly started posting ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) videos on YouTube and sexually explicit photos and videos on OnlyFans after struggling to find work while studying at university. The popularity of subscription sites, such as OnlyFans, boomed throughout the pandemic, with more than 130 million people now on the platform.Įven celebrities, like American rapper Cardi B and actress Bella Thorne, are creating content on the platform. 'They make extensive use of social media, they build a really large, global online following, and they have a brand.' And then shortly thereafter, I spent time with porn performers.
take advantage of social media, but also the internet more broadly,' she said. 'Sex workers are, in many ways, like sex influencers in the sense that they. Sophie Pezzutto says online sex workers often create their own brands.
