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The online content hosting platform OnlyFans announced in August that it would ban all “sexually explicit content” from its website. After a huge backlash from users, the company overturned that decision just six days later.
OnlyFans isn’t the only site that has come under fire for providing a platform for adult content. Pornhub and Backpage have been threatened with restrictions on child exploitation and allegations of human trafficking. The National Center for Sexual Exploitation filed a lawsuit against Twitter, accusing it of allowing and profiting from human trafficking.
But a large part of this conversation includes legal sex work and sex workers’ rights. The move to online work has enabled performing artists to have a direct line to their clients and the public. And with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, such websites have provided content creators with an opportunity to keep making money.
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In today’s episode, Jane Coaston speaks to two women who are well aware of how the sex industry works. Jamie Rosseland is an attorney and speaker for victims and survivors of human trafficking. And Cherie DeVille is a 10 year old porn veteran and a contributor to The Daily Beast.
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