Is OnlyFans Good for Society? A New Perspective

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Yes. OnlyFans is good for society. Over one million creators share varied exclusive content with their fans earning them passive income. More than 150 million users use the platform to have personalized interactions with their favorite creators including celebrities such as Cardi B and Rubi Rose. 

Despite the merits of OnlyFans outdoing the demerits, society generally views OnlyFans as a bad influence on sexual morals and the purpose of sex in the society. OnlyFans allows its creators to create NSFW “not safe for work” content and sell it. Society is not in support of this venture arguing that OnlyFans commodifies sex making it easier for sex workers, models, and strippers to sell sex from the comfort of their homes. 

Moreover, society argues that OnlyFans is not suitable for teenagers, especially female teens, as it sells the notion of easy money to them. According to society, many female teenagers are going far and beyond to bypass OnlyFans’ restrictive application process because they believe they can rake in millions like some of the celebrities they adore including Bella Thorne who made $1 million in 24 hours, and Bhad Bhabie who earned the same in 6 hours only. 

Considering the first argument leading to the conclusion that society blames OnlyFans for fueling the sale of sex, it is vivid that society has not considered the positive side of this. Initially, women of age would be forced to go to strip clubs, the streets, or brothels to sell sex increasing the chances of them being abused and mistreated. On the bright side, the chances of the same women being mistreated on OnlyFans are little to none. 

Some female OnlyFans content creators have reported cases of being forced to do what they did not sign up for on OnlyFans, but once they spoke up, they would be helped. Most of the women who end up participating in acts they do not perceive to be correct are usually young and ignorant. With proper guidance and enlightenment, they eventually learn how to set boundaries on OnlyFans and safely create and sell NSFW content. 

Other than female models securely selling their content on OnlyFans, they also find it easy to earn income without having to engage in physical sex with their clients. The virtual relationships built between the NSFW content creators and their subscribers sustain an intimacy between the two like the intimacy they may experience in real life. The subscribers pay for the virtual intimacy earning the content creators sustainable income. 

Yes, it is true that the average creator on OnlyFans earns $150 and has about 21 subscribers, but this data does not apply to those creators taking time to promote their content and build authority. There are creators who have even invested in good OnlyFans agencies to help them manage their accounts and increase sales. To reduce the chances of creators falling prey to bad agencies, relevant information has been published outlining experiences that models have had with varied OnlyFans agencies and how to spot a bad agency. 

Since society is so against the liberty that OnlyFans grants its creators leading to many female models using their bodies to earn income, why is society not making an effort to provide a tangible solution to the problem? If you go through the many articles criticizing OnlyFans and terming it as another nail to the sexual indecency coffin, it is quite evident that none of those ready to criticize OnlyFans tangle their criticism with relevant ways to solve the issue. 

Rather than society criticizing models and celebrities who sell NSFW content on OnlyFans, society should use OnlyFans as a tool to help them turn a new leaf, if that is society’s mission: to see the era of sex work come to an end. But, society should face reality and realize that many of these women are either in the sex industry by choice, due to influence, or due to other circumstances. Therefore, to have a better chance at inspiring change in them, they should first determine the reasons as to why women sell NSFW content on OnlyFans, and why men buy the content.

Why do Female Models and Celebrities Create NSFW Content on OnlyFans?

The two positives of selling NSFW content on OnlyFans: reducing the chances of being mistreated and earning more income are also the two main reasons encouraging female models and celebrities to create NSFW content on OnlyFans. Other than the two reasons, here are more reasons:

• Some women have no other alternative 

There are women who are forced into making NSFW content and selling it to earn income by their life situations. Some of them are single mothers who view OnlyFans as the quickest escape allowing them to sell NSFW content. Some women are victims of human trafficking and must create sexual content for OnlyFans or face other forms of torture. It is all about survival for them. 

• Some women lack the needed education to secure high paying jobs

There are women on OnlyFans who cannot afford to pay for a college degree. Therefore, they cannot undertake studies that may allow them to later have a prestigious job position paying them the amount they desire. Despite the internet making particular courses available for free, some of these women lack the ability to go through the course by themselves without the help of an instructor. Eventually, these women must create and sell NSFW content on OnlyFans because it requires little to no experience. 

• Some celebrities sell NSFW content to sustain their lifestyles 

By default, celebrities have huge loyal social media followings. Most of the female celebrities are beautiful and sexy with sumptuous lifestyles. The followers of the female celebrities love keeping tabs on the celebrities’ personal lives. 

These celebrities take advantage of their fans’ obsession with them to sell NSFW content to the fans. It is quite easy for celebrities to sell NSFW content compared to other types of content. Therefore, some celebrities such as Blac Chyna keep selling NSFW content because it helps her sustain her lifestyle. 

• Some celebrities are pornographic performers 

Not every woman on OnlyFans creating NSFW content is a stay at home mom, nurse, or any other regular woman, some are professional pornstars. Porn actors such as Mia Khalifa, Romi Rain, and Maddy May are among the top earners on OnlyFans. They create NSFW content on OnlyFans and other platforms to earn a living. 

• Some women create NSFW content to help them deal with personal issues 

There are women who create NSFW content to help them forget about a devastating event in their life or cope with it. For example, there are women who were raped when they were young and they end up creating porn content to feel something. They try to blur the dark image of them being manipulated and used by creating and sharing porn content with men thinking they would feel whole or accepted again. Some do it to get back at a partner who dumped them at a desperate moment or deal with other general personal issues. 

• Some women and celebrities create NSFW content without a tangible reason

There are women and celebrities who sell NSFW content on OnlyFans because they just want to and feel like creating NSFW content gives them more control over their bodies. Some do it because others are doing it without considering the repercussions. 

Why do Men Buy NSFW Content on OnlyFans?

According to popular OnlyFans statistics, the majority of the NSFW content creators on OnlyFans are women while the majority of the fans are men. This statistic indicates that men fund the businesses of the female creators; if the men were to stop paying, then many of the female creators would have to look for other alternatives of making money. So, why do men buy NSFW content on OnlyFans?

• Some men are in search of different varieties of NSFW content 

OnlyFans hosts many creators who offer varied NSFW content such as feet pics, porn videos, nude photos, and more to their subscribers. Men pay to experiment with these varieties to know what turns them on and which content they love the most. 

The NSFW content creators are also allowed to create custom content and sell it through pay-per-view messages; therefore, men who crave different intimacy fetishes and fantasies can fulfill them by requesting custom content from the female models on OnlyFans. 

• OnlyFans gives men quick and easy access to exclusive material hardly available on other platforms 

Most of the female model creators on OnlyFans use the platform to share exclusive content that they put behind paywalls. To access the content, a subscriber must pay first. Exclusivity creates curiosity among men pushing them to pay for the content so that they can view it. 

• Some want to relieve stress and forget about their troubles 

Some men, either bachelors or married, must work hard and tirelessly to meet their daily needs; thus, some find it stress relieving to watch sexual content on OnlyFans or sext with a beautiful OnlyFans model. 

Some married men have troublesome wives whom they must deal with each day. Unfortunately, some turn to OnlyFans to fend off their stress and forget about what is troubling them. Some men have even experienced near physical intimate connections with the models on OnlyFans. 

• Some men want to give back to their beloved creators 

Some men are generous and love supporting NSFW content creators. They show love by sending model creators tips and paying to access their pay-per-view content. Some male subscribers also gift female NSFW creators through Amazon Wishlist. For these kinds of men, it is all about feeling great giving back to the creators. 

• Some men use NSFW content to learn their way around pleasuring a woman 

There are men who do not know how to sexually please a woman; hence, they turn to OnlyFans as a learning platform. This practice is common among young adults who visit OnlyFans. On OnlyFans, the men can request the female models to take them through the process of making love to a woman.

The men find it safer learning through OnlyFans because it reduces the chances of them being shamed for not knowing how to handle a woman sexually. 

• Some men are shy or find it hard to get a woman to have sex with them in real life 

There are men who cannot approach a woman, express themselves, and eventually get laid. These men are shy or embarrassed of their insecurities pushing them to use OnlyFans as an alternative. They subscribe to varied NSFW content on OnlyFans to help them satisfy themselves. 

How Society can Use OnlyFans to Reduce the Chances of Sex Being Commodified 

Rather than condemning OnlyFans for allowing female creators to sell adult content, society should embrace the fact that OnlyFans can give it the data required to end the whole scenario of sex sell. 

Initially, it was difficult to determine the extent to which female creators are willing to sell adult content because most of them did it on the streets, brothels, or strip clubs. Currently, most of them have turned to OnlyFans and other sites like OnlyFans to sell adult content. Society should take this chance to study the data available and come up with ways to solve the issue at hand. 

By referencing why women sell NSFW content on OnlyFans and why men buy the content, society would stand a chance at convincing women to stop selling NSFW content to men. Also, since this is a two-way affair, society can also approach the buying men to convince them otherwise. The “why” outlined in this article provides society a broader idea of what is really going on in the minds of the female creators and the male subscribers. Using the motivation factors, society can devise varied approaches meant to convince the two participants to change. 

For society to come up with effective strategies meant to aid convince either of the two parties to put an end to the menace, it must collect data such as the demographic of the NSFW content female creators and the male subscribers and specific reasons as to why the female models go down the route of selling sex on OnlyFans. OnlyFans has availed the society by incorporating a polling feature within its platform. Society should set up organizations to help with the process of data collection and analysis. 

While society goes ahead to deal with this issue, it should realize that it is bound to receive backlash from female models who believe they have the freedom and liberty to use their bodies as they please. Also, it should start changing its mentality regarding OnlyFans fueling sex sales. OnlyFans as a platform was built to aid fans communicate with their beloved creators better. Therefore, if society is so much against the sale of sex, it should go after the individuals who are doing so and not OnlyFans. OnlyFans is a tool that could help society win this battle, if society is willing to start it and end it.  

Regarding the blame on OnlyFans for alluring teens into the creation of NSFW content, society should coordinate with OnlyFans to prevent teens from accessing the platform. The teens who successfully create OnlyFans accounts and start selling content on OnlyFans do so using IDs of friends or any other person older than them. For example, a 16-year-old teen used her friend’s ID to create an account and used the platform for about 7 months after which she was discovered. 

How Parents and Society Can Help OnlyFans Reduce the Possibility of Teens and Tweens Accessing the Platform 

• Parents and society should take time to discuss OnlyFans with teens and tweens

Parents and society should help teens and tweens make the right choices. Tweens and teens are less likely to make the correct choice once they are convinced that OnlyFans could earn them so much money in a short period. Most of the teens and tweens follow what OnlyFans influencers say without considering the consequences of uploading their nude pictures or videos to the web. That is why parents and society should take time to talk to tweens and teens about the repercussions of using OnlyFans or other alternative sites to OnlyFans. 

Parents and society should inform teens of the dangers of being on OnlyFans such as trafficking. There are teens and tweens who are preyed on by perverts once they upload their NSFW content on OnlyFans. Some of the tweens and teens are found while others are never found. By letting the teens and tweens know of the possibility of them being kidnapped due to using OnlyFans, they will fear and stop thinking about using dubious ways to create an OnlyFans account. 

Society and parents should calmly warn the teens and tweens of the consequences of using an adult’s ID and details to access the platform. They should inform the teens that they might get into trouble with the authorities or even implicate their own parents. 

Parents and society should also warn teens and tweens against posting their friends’ NSFW content on OnlyFans or any other platform. They should make it clear that doing so puts their friends in danger as they may be targeted by child molesters and assaulters. 

Society and parents can pass the message of how OnlyFans ruins the lives of young people to teens and tweens through various programs or word of mouth discussions. If the society or parents decide to come up with a program to sensitize teens and tweens about OnlyFans, they should include varied fun activities to increase the chances of receptance from the teens and tweens. If society or the parents do decide to discuss the topic through word of mouth, they should be calm and not make the teens or tweens feel threatened.  

• Parents should monitor the digital devices of teens and tweens 

Parents should monitor the digital devices that their teens and tweens use to access the internet. There are ads everywhere promoting OnlyFans and other sites that sell NSFW content. Therefore, the best way to filter and block ads depicting NSFW content is by using porn ad blockers and other regular ad blockers. Ad blockers are downloaded as extensions within browsers protecting teens and tweens from stumbling upon NSFW content. 

Parents should also control and monitor sites accessed within their teenagers’  and tweens’ devices. Parents can use network routers that have parental control features. Such features include blocking specific website IP addresses so that the teens and tweens cannot visit them. Using such a feature, parents have the power to block their teens and tweens from accessing OnlyFans.

Parents should also monitor the media within their teens and tweens devices. It is possible to find sexually explicit videos and photos within the devices. Parents should check hidden folders to view what their teens might be secretly doing behind their locked bedroom or bathroom doors. In case a parent finds any NSFW content on the devices, they should talk to their teens and tweens and delete the content permanently including any backups available. 

• Parents and society should familiarize themselves with social media and privacy applications 

Parents and society should take time to learn how different social media platforms work so that they can guide the teens and tweens easily. OnlyFans NSFW content creators also use the regular social media platforms such as TikTok and Twitter to promote themselves; therefore, it is the responsibility of the society and parents to look into the content that is posted on these social media platforms so that they can warn their teens and tweens of specific types of content they may come across. 

Parents and society should familiarize themselves with the application process of OnlyFans and other adult content selling sites so that they know the loopholes that teens and tweens are likely to use to access the platforms. Once they realize that there is a loophole, they should report it to the site or make it public so that everyone can advocate for the fixing of the loophole. The aim of all this is to protect the teens and tweens from accessing the sites rather than focusing on condemning the sites. 

The parents and society should also know how to use privacy applications that teens and tweens might use to mask their activities on the digital devices they use. Such applications seem harmless, for example a camera application, but are used by teens and tweens to hide media including videos and photos. Society and parents should do research and record a list of these applications so that they reference the list when monitoring the devices of the tweens and teens. 

Parents and society should also familiarize themselves with the precautions that OnlyFans has put in place to protect teens and help the society at large in their aim to reduce the extent of sex sales. By knowing the precautions, the parents can request other platforms to start following the footsteps of OnlyFans because there are many porn websites that allow teens and tweens access for free.

OnlyFans is making efforts to appeal to the society by making several changes such as creating OnlyFans TV which showcases other types of content other than NSFW content. OnlyFans is also marketing itself as a site suitable for the selling of other niche content such as fitness and food content. Despite appealing to other niches, OnlyFans still holds on to its mission to allow only creators and fans who are 18 years and above on their platform and implement more strategies to protect society’s set morals. 

How OnlyFans is Protecting the Society 

• OnlyFans ensures all creators and fans are 18 years and above

OnlyFans collects specific personal information from its prospective creators and fans before verifying their accounts. OnlyFans use the information to determine whether they are 18 years and above. The information collected includes the postal address, verified email address, full name, a standalone selfie, birth date, valid government picture ID, social media accounts information, bank account details, and the subscribers’ or fans’ selfie while holding their ID. 

With the help of technology and moderation teams, OnlyFans can go through every detail their prospective subscribers or fans provide them with. The moderation team also counter checks the verified accounts to ascertain that underage teens and tweens are not using the OnlyFans platform. 

All OnlyFans creators must also pass a selfie check test before their OnlyFans account is verified. The selfie is used to establish whether the photo IDs provided match with the selfies provided by the creator. 

• OnlyFans has strict content moderation rules

Despite OnlyFans allowing its creators to post any content including porn, OnlyFans is against the distribution and selling of child pornography. OnlyFans filters the content its creators post and if it depicts any participant who is below 18 years, OnlyFans strictly takes the post down and may permanently ban the account of the creator. 

OnlyFans does not promote the creation and sale of content depicting violence, extreme sexual content, or bloody scenes. OnlyFans takes down these types of content to protect their users from the trauma and shock they may receive due to viewing such content. 

Content depicting bestiality is not allowed on OnlyFans. Also, creators are not allowed to include animals in nudity scenes despite them not having sex. 

Additionally, OnlyFans does not support the peddling of hard drugs or weapons. If a creator posts content displaying narcotics or illegal weapons, such content will be taken down. Additionally, weapons and illegal drugs are not supposed to be used in any sexual scenes.

OnlyFans does not allow its creators to post sexual content that has been recorded in public places. This moderation reduces the chances of fans thinking that it is okay to have sex in public places. OnlyFans does not promote such notions. 

Finally, OnlyFans respects the rules of all countries by restricting creators in countries that do not support the creation and distribution of NSFW content from doing so. This move ensures that OnlyFans is in the good books of the majority of the countries that allow the use of the platform. 

OnlyFans is good for the society and society should not blame OnlyFans for helping the sex industry thrive. Society should work on correcting the sex selling industry because that is what they are up against. If society decides to deal with the sex sale issue and teens selling content on the platform, they should prioritize OnlyFans as a tool that would help them successfully accomplish the mission. This article is enough to show them that OnlyFans is not the enemy rather their ally. 

OnlyFans have more positive effects on society than negative effects. Many OnlyFans creators earn passive income from the platform and build useful and impactful connections with their fans. Additionally, businesses can also use OnlyFans to brand and increase sales. If you are an OnlyFans model seeking to grow your OnlyFans business and increase your earnings, do not hesitate to approach Fandafia Agency for help. Fandafia is a great OnlyFans agency ready to serve you at any time. Book your appointment now.