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Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by system2 on Saturday March 14, 2026 @02:44PM (#47379766)
I am still amazed that prostitution is legal when done online, and these teenage sex workers are allowed to continue selling themselves.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by beejiu on Saturday March 14, 2026 @02:49PM (#47379817)
(a) It's not prostitution, and (b) while prostitution is illegal in the US it's perfectly legal in the UK and many other countries.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by Invictus0 on Saturday March 14, 2026 @03:15PM (#47380105)
It's not illegal in the US
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by ghurtado on Saturday March 14, 2026 @03:25PM (#47380199)
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by system2 on Saturday March 14, 2026 @08:08PM (#47382743)
(A) https://reason.com/2025/05/28/is-buying-onlyfans-content-now...

(B) Just because the laws do not explicitly mention it does not make it less of a form of prostitution.

(C) Selling your body regardless of the medium is prostitution.

(D) I am looking at it from a moral perspective. Not legal. Let me know if you think selling your body is not prostitution.

Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by Acrobatic_Road on Sunday March 15, 2026 @03:33AM (#47385108)
Very much agree. They're not "creators", they are prostitutes, as are porn-stars.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by nickthegreek on Sunday March 15, 2026 @09:39AM (#47387285)
selling your body for cash is what a warehouse worker does.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by system2 on Sunday March 15, 2026 @02:32PM (#47390342)
Warehouse workers are not ashamed to show their work to their kids. Imagine an online prostitute's work photos.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by ghurtado on Saturday March 14, 2026 @03:23PM (#47380179)
I am still amazed that there are people who think that drugs and prostitution will go away if we just make sure that they are illegal.

Might as well add 'swearing' to that list.

Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by staringforward on Saturday March 14, 2026 @05:48PM (#47381582)
What's the point of making murder and rape illegal if people are still going to do it?
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by I-M-S on Saturday March 14, 2026 @05:58PM (#47381679)
Murder and rape are actions imposed onto other people. As longer as it is voluntary, prostitution cannot be compared.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by eucyclos on Saturday March 14, 2026 @05:40PM (#47381517)
Most of the risks if traditional prostitution are absent in an online interaction so it's not that surprising to me.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by system2 on Saturday March 14, 2026 @08:11PM (#47382759)
Morally, it is still prostitution. Some countries consider OnlyFans prostitution, some don't. At its core, a human is selling its body parts for money.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by eucyclos on Saturday March 14, 2026 @10:34PM (#47383730)
But they're not risking rape, murder, or sti s and their pimps options for keeping them in the game are much more limited.
Re:The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom by system2 on Sunday March 15, 2026 @04:06AM (#47385280)
AFAIK, many of them are offered an insane amount of money to do weird things in Dubai. It is like a gateway to hardcore prostitution and exposes anyone to prostitution with a few clicks. These videos and photos are permanently stored in someone's computer, too.