June 18, 2020 06:14 pm
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Go read this report on the underground trade of OnlyFans content
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OnlyFans allows social media influencers, including sex workers and adult content creators, to sell photos and videos to their audience through a subscription model. But there are a number of tools that allow internet crooks to download and reshare photos and videos from OnlyFans profiles without their creators’ knowledge or consent.
In a new report, Motherboard takes a look at these tools and the underground rings that take advantage of them. It’s fascinating, frustrating, and worth a read.
According to scrapers who spoke to Motherboard, a user with “some basic technical knowledge” can use scripts called “scrapers” to rifle through the OnlyFans website and download large volumes of content.
“Some people own server farms that...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/18/21295727/onlyfans-scrapers-sex-workers-videos-piracy-vice-motherboard
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