An investigation by Reuters has revealed significant issues with child exploitation on the adult-content platform OnlyFans. Despite claims of being a safe space, numerous instances have been documented where minors have bypassed the site's age verification system. One Maryland girl used an adult's driver's license to create an account and sell explicit images. When her account was closed, she was given another one to use. Another minor managed to set up two accounts, evading the site's security measures twice. A 16-year-old girl was enticed by a man on Snapchat to make dozens of sex videos for OnlyFans before he was arrested. US police and court documents have recorded 30 complaints involving over 200 explicit videos and images of minors on OnlyFans since December 2019. The platform faces scrutiny from investigators and experts who argue that paywalls impede the detection and measurement of child sexual abuse material.
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.@Reuters retraced a 16-year-old girl’s journey onto @OnlyFans, an adults-only site known for porn. She caught the eye of a man on Snapchat who allegedly enticed her into making dozens of sex videos for OnlyFans before he was arrested https://t.co/oovhlIwqo2 @specialreports https://t.co/37jVL4CgtO
Using the driver’s license of an adult, a Maryland girl set up an account on adults-only @OnlyFans and began selling explicit images of herself. When that account was closed, she told @Reuters, someone gave her another one to use https://t.co/GDMHt2zW0g @specialreports https://t.co/g0lBZ2yKgW
Children slipped past @OnlyFans’ monitoring and posted their own explicit material, US police records and interviews show. One woman told @Reuters she set up two accounts as a minor, twice evading the porn-driven site’s age verification system https://t.co/cYYkr80ajs https://t.co/77dRUbtkCv
OnlyFans vows it's a safe space. Many are willing this to be true. Regulators are proud of its progress. But predators are exploiting kids there. If @OnlyFans are so confident, why can't we see inside their firewall? Powerful piece by @Reuters. https://t.co/zA8mwGtQOJ
🔵 MILLIONS OF PAYWALLS IMPEDE SCRUTINY OF ONLYFANS It is difficult to measure the extent of child sexual abuse images and videos on the porn-driven website OnlyFans, investigators and experts say. Full Story via Reuters on PiQ Suite https://t.co/SskyF4iTXV
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