I'm curious to know how Onlyfans has managed to thrive in the era of online free content and piracy.

I mean, why would anyone want to pay for pron when it is readily accessible or available?

And how has Onlyfans content somehow managed to escape being pirated (or has it being ripped and shared online too)? If it is being shared or is readily available, do most people not know they can also source this content free?

I suppose I'm just curious to understand the pron ecosystem and how onlyfans content has somehow circumvented the perceived pitfalls of piracy.

  • buckykat [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    Most people are much more willing to pirate from a global megacorp than from an actual human person.

    • Vespair@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      This. OnlyFans is the "farm to table" of the porn industry and people feel differently about stealing from a small family farm than they do from Walmart.

      Also, beyond just the guilt aspect, that same "farm to table" principle also means that a lot of people see OnlyFans as a fair and reasonable exchange with minimal unnecessary exploitation. Paying a major porn company feels scummy and gross and may make you feel complicit with the various evils of the industry; subbing to an OnlyFans can feel more like a donation to a creator who makes content you enjoy.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      I regret to make you aware of a comment above in this very thread from someone trying to do exactly that.

  • SterbenDeathGun@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    OnlyFan contents are pirated and shared on a daily basis as any other media. But because there are not many requests for it (also since consuming directly on OnlyFan hits differently, as you talk with the actual girl), and in part because of NSFW nature, you will find them only if you actually search for them.

    Sure thing, you will never encounter this kind of content on common NSFW websites 😁

    • ditto [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      i'd be surprised if you're actually talking to the actual person making the content and not an assistant they pay to manage DMs & "fan" interactions.

      Src: a friend is an OF creator who has shared that a lot of the creators usually pay for some sort of account management service after a certain level of notoriety.

      • SterbenDeathGun@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I agree 100%, most messages are just bots, and now with the surge of AI it will be much harder to distinguish a real person from a computer.