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18th March 2022

Independent: Violence against sex workers will surge under new Online Safety Bill, campaigners warn

Exclusive: ‘They will become street-based sex workers which means you have sex with men on the street, down alleys, or sometimes in cars,’ says campaigner Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent Violence against sex workers will rise under proposed measures outlined in the government’s new online safety bill, campaigners have warned. The legislation will stop sex workers from advertising their services […]

18th March 2022

Briefing: Online Safety Bill – Criminalising sex workers’ online adverts will undermine safety

Please click here to use our quick online tool and template letter to ask your MP to call for the removal of Clause 16 (Section 7 – Priority Offences) of the Online Safety Bill and urge them to speak out against this dangerous attempt to criminalise sex workers’ online advertising. Online Safety Bill: Criminalising sex […]

18th March 2022

Online Safety Bill (2021)

The Online Safety Bill was published on 12 May 2021 with the stated aim of cracking down on “harmful” content online. A clause has now been added to the bill to include the offence of “inciting or controlling prostitution for gain” as one of the priority offences that tech companies have to look out for – […]

27th August 2021

I News: OnlyFans’ U-turn on explicit content shows the sex worker rights movement is getting too loud to ignore

We are organising around the world, fighting back not only against criminalisation but against the system which pits us against each other By Frankie Miren For sex workers on OnlyFans, the last week has been a wild ride. On 19 August it was announced that the website would ban all explicit content as of 1 October. On […]

26th August 2021

The Canary: Sex workers remain united against stigmatisation following OnlyFans’ explicit content u-turn

UK-based content subscription platform OnlyFans has u-turned on its decision to ban “sexually-explicit” content on its site.The original, surprise announcement was met with backlash from sex workers, who accused the site of turning its back on the people who helped secure the platform’s success. On 25 August, OnlyFans announced that it has “suspended” the planned policy change. The platform’s flip-flopping […]

23rd August 2021

Vice: Love Island’s Megan Barton-Hanson Condemns OnlyFans Explicit Content Ban

The reality TV star tells VICE World News the decision will unfairly target sex workers, saying: “It feels like we are back at square one.” Love Island star and sex columnist Megan Barton-Hanson has condemned a decision by content subscription service OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content on its site, accusing it of treating sex workers unfairly. According to […]

23rd August 2021

UNILAD: OnlyFans Star Megan Barton–Hanson Condemns ‘Unfair’ Sexual Content Ban

OnlyFans and Love Island star, Megan Barton-Hanson, has hit out at OnlyFans’ decision to ban sexual content, branding the move as ‘unfair’. Last week, OnlyFans announced that from October 1, porn, or what it sees to be ‘any content containing sexually-explicit conduct’ will be banned under new guidelines. Barton-Hanson, who found her fame on the ITV series Love […]

21st August 2021

BBC News: OnlyFans porn ban a ‘kick in the teeth’ for creators

By Kirsty Grant & Shiona McCallumOnlyFans has plenty of cooking tutorials and fitness classes, but it’s best known for one thing – porn.But that’s all going to change soon.The subscription site has announced it will block sexually explicit photos and videos from October – although some nude content will still be allowed.OnlyFans creators have told Radio 1 […]

10th July 2021

The Guardian: ‘Where else can I make a month’s rent in two days?’: the unlikely stars of OnlyFans

Clarita needed to put herself through nursing school; Lex wanted to boost his income as a labourer – now they are erotic influencers on the subscriber siteIn many ways, Lex Lederman, 28, is a classic American family man. He owns a farm in New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife and three children (plus […]

2nd March 2021

Independent: The Sexual Exploitation Bill will put vulnerable women in a scary place

A controversial new proposal could make paying for sex a criminal offence and protect women from violence, but workers, activists and charities argue it will have the opposite effect, writes Rachel HaganPaying for sex could become a criminal offence in England and Wales if parliament approves a new bill which has been put forward by Dame […]