With OnlyFans reporting an increase in sign-ups since early March 2020, it’s a platform you may have heard about. However, there are concerns about the dark side of OnlyFans. More underage young people are using this platform to sell sexually explicit content of themselves for money.
OnlyFans is an online platform and app created in 2016. With it, people can pay for content (photos, videos and live streams) via a monthly membership. Content is mainly created by YouTubers, fitness trainers, models, content creators and public figures in order to monetise their profession. It is also popular with adult content creators.
According to the OnlyFans Terms of Service users must be 18 years of age or older to register as a User and open a Fan account.
OnlyFans is also a subscription service. This means to access a Creator’s content, users must pay for it. If a young person has access to a credit card or other form of payment, they may subscribe to someone’s content without a parent knowing.
In May 2019, OnlyFans introduced a new account . A Creator now must provide a ‘selfie’ along with their ID in the image to prove their identity.
