THR the increased popularity of sex work based social media (e.g., OnlyFans)

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Motion: THR the increased popularity of sex work based social media (e.g., OnlyFans)

Kiara Lord (pornstar) with her husband

Proposition:

  • Social media rewards engaging content. Sexually explicit content is very likely to generate a lot of views, comments, shares, subscriptions, etc. Media like these are the ones that get caught up and reach higher visibility online.
  • On these sex media platforms, content creators will eventually realize that more sexualized content will lead to higher engagement. This creates competition for customers.
  • As there are growing expectations towards content creators, it will encourage them to make their videos more extreme so as to continue their business.
  • Content creators will post more frequently to interact with their fans and reach a wider audience. This may eventually blur the line between their private and public life. They can easily become dependent on the ones they get their income from.
  • Content like this will normalize extremist sexual behaviour among people. Based on these established norms online, people would set unrealistic standards when it comes to real romantic relationships.
  • Audiences become desensitized to consuming hard porn and can also become addicted to porn, which is harmful in the long run.
  • Online social media would commodify personal intimacy. Fans might develop emotional attachment to those actors who perform on those accounts.
  • This leads to fake intimacy between people and unhealthy relationships. This could easily happen with those registered on such platforms, and the number of these people is increasing.

Opposition:

  • Having a private OnlyFans account for creating content is a lot more promising. The other option is traditional porn studios, where young adult ladies, sometimes recruited from less-endowed social segments, are being exploited for monetary gains.
  • This way, they can assume autonomy in their work, and there is less of a chance to be forced into circumstances through coercion they would not consent to.
  • Content creators can retain a larger part of the income. If they were employed by a sex work company, things would be different. Companies usually take away a considerable part of the profit, as opposed to these platforms that cut out less from the overall revenue. This way, they can earn a sustainable income and remain independent. They can quit their job whenever they want.
  • These platforms are a lot more transparent for sex workers because these social media require age verification, billing history, etc.
  • This makes it easier to detect abuse, exploitation, or identify content featuring underaged actors.

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