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☆ OnlyFans creators make money selling intimacy to their subscribers. But in a lonely and hostile world, the relationships can start to feel real.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

OnlyFans creators who spoke with BI said that losing friends and even family members was something adult-content creators often had to come to terms with. AdvertisementEven beyond adult content, creators face an intrinsic element of loneliness. Like other influencers and freelancers, OnlyFans creators often shoot, edit, and post their content alone at home. AdvertisementLike with other types of sex work, navigating OnlyFans can be difficult in a traditional monogamous relationship. Courtesy of LiensueThe money is what makes OnlyFans 'just so worth it'Many creators said money was the key factor that kept them on OnlyFans despite the stigma.

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☆ OnlyFans' CEO is tired of you calling it 'porn'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOnce again, executives at OnlyFans want to make it clear: the platform isn't a porn site. Calling OnlyFans a place for "adult content" is a more accurate description of the platform than a porn site, Blair said. The site hosts a variety of content outside porn that caters to people aged 18 and older and adheres to its terms of service. Amrapali Gan, the former CEO of OnlyFans who stepped down from the helm in July 2023, said in an interview that there have been plenty of misconceptions about the site being explicitly made for porn. Blair told FT the company is "doing well financially."

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☆ Men are turning to OnlyFans for emotional connection amid a loneliness epidemic
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Marta Biino | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

"They can go to Pornhub and get naked people and sexual videos," Rae Richmond, another content creator, said. And when he chats with Farrah, an OnlyFans creator, things rarely get sexual. Some think the OnlyFans relationships help, while others think they can make people lonelier. LiensueGenuine connection can be an unintended consequence for creators, tooDespite the transactional nature of OnlyFans relationships, a real sense of companionship can develop on both ends. Sweetheart said she hadn't been on any dates since she began creating OnlyFans content over three years ago.

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☆ OnlyFans users spent more than $5 billion last year, as the number of creators surged 47%
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OnlyFans users spent $5.6 billion on the platform in 2022, up from $4.8 billion in 2021. The total number of creators also hit 3.2 million in 2022, up 47% from 2.2 million in 2021. Gross payments made through OnlyFans increased about 17%, from $4.8 billion in 2021 to $5.6 billion in 2022. This represents the amount of money that fans are paying OnlyFans creators for photos, videos, chats, and more. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe total number of OnlyFans creators and fans has also continued to grow:The number of total creators was 3.2 million in 2022, up 47% from 2.2 million in 2021.

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☆ I watched videos for 2 hours on OnlyFans' OFTV — but they didn't make me a fan. YouTube has nothing to worry about.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Insider spent two hours watching OFTV videos to see what's on offer, but was left underwhelmed. Insider spent two hours watching OFTV videos to see whether they're worth your time. Users can either watch OFTV videos on OnlyFans, which displays them in a timeline feed similar to other social-media platforms, or on a separate site, of.tv. The of.tv site displays its videos similarly to how YouTube does, but it doesn't show engagement metrics or tips. Are you an OnlyFans creator or OnlyFans employee with a story?

☆ OnlyFans CEO says it is 'truly the safest and most inclusive social media platform' after claims that child abuse images originated on the site
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

BBC Newsnight reported that child abuse images found on other websites originated on OnlyFans. OnlyFans said the BBC had prevented it from investigating because it didn't hand over evidence. Amrapali Gan, CEO of OnlyFans, told the BBC: "We actively work with law enforcement. We're truly the safest and most inclusive social media platform." The investigator used by Newsnight believed the images were created in the past six months and had OnlyFans watermarks.

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