Celebrities and influencers strip down for their followers. The amount of bare skin they show also depends on the wishes of the fans and the amount they are willing to pay. What is reminiscent of porn or prostitution is everyday life on the social platform OnlyFans. Here singer CardiB and singer Aron Carter are sharing nude photos and videos with their fans.
In Germany, for example, YouTuber Jodie Calussi and reality TV celebrity Georgina Fleur use the platform. Flower is active on OnlyFans since June 2020 – she shows photos of her feet, but also hairspray and fetish leather, as she tells the German press agency.
Pay or buy gifts
OnlyFans works the same way as Instagram or Facebook. People share content on a profile that users can follow. There is also the option to send messages privately. The big difference: you have to pay to see more content. The first costs are partly incurred during subscription. About five (4,30 euros) to 50 (43 euros) dollars may be needed for a monthly subscription, depending on the site. And that's where the money game begins.
It costs a lot - depending on what the user wants or wants to see. "All my messages are free," writes influencer Mars, for example, on her account. "But if you want priority and want me to respond faster ... messages with advice are my top priority." Fans can also make their wishes come true. Some "creators", as the platform calls these users with their own profiles, post wish lists, for example products from the Amazon online department store. Jodie Calussi, for example, wants Gucci sunglasses or various books from her fans.
"Everything except the cat"
According to the website, influencers are allowed to keep 80% of the platform's revenue. Creators do not earn badly. Model Reno Gold said in an interview with the magazine Attitudethat it has hit the $ 100 per month mark. “I have accomplished a lot since Covid because people no longer interact face to face. In the first month after Covid, it was crazy to see how much money people, and not just me, were making. "
But how far do influencers go with the navel? In an interview with the youth format of the Bavarian radio station "Puls-Reportage", the "Creator" of OnlyFans Suzie Grime revealed, “You can see almost everything on me except the pussy. That could change, however, depending on how much a subscriber is willing to pay.
OnlyFans provides protection
Georgina Fleur also likes to base her content on the wishes and requests of her fans. In a chat, for example, she sends photos with the signature: “In Corona times, I am your hot nurse”. She feels safe on this platform when she shares content: “The content I post here is protected against unauthorized downloads. OnlyFans provides protection against hostility and poop storms" (protection against unauthorized downloads does not prevent screenshots and further distribution on other platforms; editor's note). She can also talk and chat live with fans – but only for money. A monthly subscription to Fleur costs almost $30. The influencer then offers a five percent discount for three months.
For Georgina Fleur, the particularity is very clear: “ OnlyFans gives everyone the opportunity to earn money with their content. In the past, models needed an agency/management team and had to conform to a certain ideal of beauty,” says reality TV Participant. “Each model can market their own content and build a fan base. Regardless of age, weight, gender or origin. »
Modern feminism
Suzie Grime and Yma Louisa Nowak, user ofOnlyFans, see similar benefits. "For me, it's modern feminism," Nowak says in an interview Spiegel in March of this year. “There is nothing wrong with sexuality, whatever it is. "
Madita Oeming, a scientist from the University of Paderborn who deals among other things with pornography, also sees feminist potential in OnlyFans. "Because women and queer people there have the ability to determine and dispose of their own bodies," she said in a YouTube interview with "Puls-Reportage." “They have a lot of control over what they do there. »
dangers
The risk, especially with young and insecure people, is that they put pressure on the demands and wishes of fans. “The question of what I am worth and what my naked body is worth is of course very complex. » OnlyFans, however, is for making digital money for everyone, not just porn content and "it's open to all other content as well."
After research by the Spiegel Until recently, around 4 German people had a payment account on OnlyFans. The platform has a total of 24 million registered users. About 500 of them would post content themselves. The company did not provide more recent figures upon request. The platform itself has been around since 000.
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