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Behind the OnlyFans porn boom: allegations of rape, abuse, betrayal
- verticalscaler 3y agoSuch drama in the title. Thing is, this is just a self service x-rated YouTube/Instagram. 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. You could equally write a hit piece about Snapchat or any number of apps. They're all just messaging apps. I don't think it is a great idea for an 18yr old to open an onlyfans account neither as a content creator nor as a subscriber but at some point it is consenting adults swapping files and simply mirrors the offline world. Blaming the tech aspect is deflecting responsibility.
- coev 3y agoThis 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.
- verticalscaler 3y ago<very unfortunate and emotional example of terrible thing> therefore... what exactly? What is your solution? Onlyfans couldn't exist a decade ago but in the name of normalizing things here we are. I'm confused what in my comment makes you think I'm defending them. To upload to it the content creator must verify their identity similar to KYC at a bank. If anything you can argue being so stupid as to upload to such an account nonconsensual activities led to a swifter arrest.
- coev 3y agoYou said "blaming the tech aspect is deflecting responsibility", but nobody blamed the tech, they blamed the poor moderation. I was clarifying, not attacking you :)
- verticalscaler 3y agoWhy did she have an onlyfans account to be uploaded to in the first place for them to moderate? Something to think about. Not an invitation for an argument.
- lern_too_spel 3y agoShe didn't. One of her rapists did.
- coev 3y agoThe assumption in your reply is that it's an account she created/manages, from the sounds of the case it seems like her assailants set the account up.
- mock-possum 3y agoWell when you put it that way it sounds like victim blaming doesn’t it
- nikolay 3y agoThey definitely do more than traditional porn sites though. The same thing can happen without OnlyFans.
- uoaei 3y agoHow is that relevant?
- dont_dox_me_bro 3y agoWell you see, because other people can break the law apparently means you're allowed to break it too.
- nikolay 3y agoHow? OnlyFans is not the problem, porn and prostitution are the problem. If it's illegal to sell porn anywhere, only then these things can be fully prevented. Of course, you can't prevent the black market, but the black market is always small.
- uoaei 3y ago> If it's illegal to sell porn anywhere, only then these things can be fully prevented. > the black market is always small These quotes demonstrate your near complete lack of knowledge on this topic. Very demonstrably wrong on all levels.
- nikolay 3y agoI am not an expert on porn, that's true, but porn as bad for both the "creators" and the "fans"! There are plenty and plenty of evidence about it. If we care about people's mental and physical health, this thing should be banned!
- nickthegreek 3y agoImagine telling a grown adult that they aren't allowed to look at the nipple of a consenting adult or the state will intervene. Absolutely wild take.
- thaumasiotes 3y ago> The woman says "no" in the video itself according to her lawyer. Is that evidence of something? It's common as dirt in professionally-produced porn. What's to catch?
- nerdponx 3y agoThe difference is that she is alleging in court that she was not acting.
- thaumasiotes 3y agoThat can't be the difference. It's literally impossible - the comment above me is blaming OnlyFans for not catching it. Not noticing something that isn't yet true is not blameworthy by any standard.
- verticalscaler 3y agoIf it requires adjudication from a judge, a process that takes many months or even years, complaining about a false-positive moderation on some website is really neither here nor there.
- freejazz 3y agoThat's just as much an assumption going the other day. It's not unusual for the news to report on allegations made in lawsuits.
- coev 3y agoProfessionally-produced porn has 2257 consent verification documents for every actor. My guess is that OF and the uploaders do not have those documents from this woman.
- verticalscaler 3y agoWhy do you assume that? As you've said down thread, her alleged rapists also allegedly stole her identity and defrauded onlyfans. Try opening an OF account and see how far you get. Since we are speculating I am guessing something doesn't add up in the article as reported. ;)
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- swatcoder 3y ago> 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.
- hurrdurr57 3y agoI don't know if it's necessarily the case here, but I've seen a number of outlets do that kind of thing. There will be an article presenting porn or sex work as empowering / liberating and then the very next month there will be an article presenting porn or sex work as inherently exploitative and sexist. Sometimes even by the same author. The more liberal-leaning media in general kind of treats porn as schrodinger's cat or something. It is apparently dismantling and re-enforcing the patriarchy simultaneously.
- rhcom2 3y agoThe key word is consent. The article describes instances that involve non consenting parties.
- freejazz 3y ago>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!
- JR1427 3y ago> Can't have it both ways. You seem to be assuming that all women have the same opinions.
- spacebanana7 3y agoThis reads like a hit piece - emotionally charged introduction, extensive anecdotes and references to controversial characters like Andrew Tate. No specific action or policy of Onlyfans is demonstrated as problematic. Also, the word "some" is used 29 times in the article. Why not just say the exact number?
- rhcom2 3y ago> 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.
- spacebanana7 3y agoThe complaint made about inadequacies in law is fair. > 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. A lot of genuine role pay porn on the internet does that, for better or worse. E.g CNC > 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. Manual human reviews and slow turnaround times are inseparable. Only automated systems can give quick, instant decisions. It makes sense that rape like role play videos take a while to review. If they went 6 months (or something like that) without responding there's clearly a problem, but the nature of unresponsiveness isn't defined in the article
- freejazz 3y ago>Manual human reviews and slow turnaround times are inseparable. Only automated systems can give quick, instant decisions. Being unresponsive isn't the same thing as being slow. It says unresponsive, it doesn't say slow. What basis does anyone have to jump to your take on things when the article plainly states otherwise.
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- goethes_kind 3y agoThey are nothing more than pimps grooming naive teenage girls into selling their bodies.
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- ametrau 3y agoThere is an industry of gurus who teach guys how to digitally turn out girls on Instagram. This is a good thing for society?
- archon1410 3y agoSomething interesting about the owner of OnlyFans, Leonid Radvinsky: > OnlyFans is not his first foray into the world of adult content. After emigrating with his family from Ukraine to Chicago, he set up a company called Cybertania at the age of 17. It ran a number of websites in the early 2000s that marketed "hacked" and "illegal" passwords to porn sites, Forbes reported last year. > Password Universe, one of the websites, included a link to a site that advertised more than 10,000 "illegal pre-teen passwords" in 2000. Another, Ultra Passwords, claimed to link to "the hottest bestiality site on the web," according to Forbes. — https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/leonid-radvinsky-bought-onlyfans-after-building-an-empire-of-porn-sites-now-he-wants-to-join-the-ranks-of-the-super-rich-and-give-away-his-fortune-/articleshow/95181758.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/leonid-radvinsky-bo...
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- robotnikman 3y agoMakes me curious as to what he did to make payment processors turn the other cheek when it comes to Onlyfans.
- doubloon 3y agoOf advocates are a cult because they always deny this stuff happens even though its completely obviously happening right in front of their face
- sidcool 3y agoMay be I am old. But it disgusts me that OnlyFans exists and some men are so morally deprived.
- tslocum 3y agoLonely 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.
- tsol 3y agoI'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.
- cvalka 3y agoAnti porn propaganda strikes again.