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Under the hot Los Angeles sun, hoards of mostly men wrap around the corner of the iconic Hollywood Palladium venue. Some hold manila folders full of photographs, others bundles of red roses. A man drives down West Sunset Boulevard, rolls down his car window, and yells out. \u201cWhat are you guys in line for?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a porn thing,\u201d another man yells back, who had been showing another person in front of him in line the Instagram account of an adult content creator. A short woman threads down the sidewalk holding a cardboard sign with a Bible verse, facing it towards those in line.<\/p>\n

These men were lined up for X3 Expo, the largest adult content convention in the world. The two-day event features hundreds of adult content creators ready to meet and greet their fans, sex toy stands, and live screenings of adult films. The black and red decorated walls of Hollywood Palladium house an interior full of barely dressed creators standing by science fair-like cardboard posters, fleshlights designed to mimic the vaginal entries of favored porn stars, and beds with black satin sheets ready for photoshoots with fans.<\/p>\n

The creators ranged from people brand new to the industry, to adult entertainment veterans. But all were joined by the same vision: posting adult content online. For creators, events like X3 Expo are beneficial for expanding their network within the industry while also giving them the opportunity to garner new fans and meet preexisting ones.<\/p>\n

Loud music blasted through overhead speaker systems as attendees shuffled their way through lines of people waiting to talk to and take pictures with creators. On the tables of their displays, creators set up different price points for photos with their autographs, DVDS, stickers, as well as pictures that could be taken right then and there. Around the venue, fans could be seen taking pictures where they held onto creators by their backsides, while others just stopped for a quick chat and a side hug.<\/p>\n

At the event, one of the most famous adult content platforms of the past two decades, PornHub, had its own booth, alongside other platforms that have also grown in popularity, including Fansly and Adult Empire. But in recent years, the popularity of all these sites has been overshadowed by a platform that nearly all creators at the X3 Expo can be found on: OnlyFans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a friend reach out to me, and she was like, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m starting this group. Do you want to be a part of it?\u201d a creator named Bunny Skies said. \u201cThen I hopped right in. My first week on OnlyFans, I made $10k. So I quit my job, and I was like, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m going in full time.\u2019\u201d Skies has now been in the industry for around six years.<\/p>\n

But OnlyFans isn\u2019t the typical porn site. In fact, OnlyFans is not an official adult content platform at all, but instead, a paid subscription-based site with content ranging from cooking tutorials to fitness videos. But since its creation in 2016, the site has become a household name in the adult entertainment industry.<\/p>\n

On OnlyFans, content can range from live streams, messages, photos, or videos. Creators can then choose how much to charge for their content, with OnlyFans taking 20% of creator earnings. Monthly rates on OnlyFans can be up to $50, but creators can also choose to have a free account and instead offer pay-per-view content.<\/p>\n

The platform has caught the attention from the public and those outside the industry not only for its celebrity appearances, but for the substantially high word-of-mouth earnings that people have shared they\u2019ve made on OnlyFans. One popular creator named Sophie Rain, has\u00a0previously told CNN<\/a>\u00a0that she made upwards of $100 million on the platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, everyone loves OnlyFans,\u201d creator Leya Falcon, who has been in the industry for 15 years, said. \u201cThey\u2019re great for talking to fans and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike previous iterations of adult content platforms like PornHub, OnlyFans offers something different for creators. On OnlyFans, creators can have more control. Its website states that \u201cOnlyFans creators own 100% of their content.\u201d That differs greatly from other porn site competitors like PornHub, which has faced controversy in the past for\u00a0containing nonconsensual revenge porn and rape videos<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0child sexual abuse material<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 often referred to as CSAM.<\/p>\n

Despite its popularity within and outside the adult entertainment community, not all of its attention has been positive. Since its boom in COVID-19, the platform has grown to be the poster child for all that people think is wrong with the porn industry. This has emerged mostly out of the mention of OnlyFans in\u00a0political campaigns<\/a>\u00a0and in\u00a0mainstream movies and TV shows<\/a>\u00a0that cast it in a negative light, giving new air to a decades-long debate on the ethics of pornography.<\/p>\n

The \u201cSex Wars\u201d of the 1970s \u2014 a moment in the second wave feminist movement that split supporters into pro-porn and anti-porn sides \u2014 seems to have emerged again in the 21st century. The new era of this debate has garnered attention from wide-ranging political and activist groups: radical feminists, free speech advocates, artists, politicians, and right-wing Bible thumpers. OnlyFans has stood out as a clear target to these groups, as it has practically become the public face of the pornography industry.<\/p>\n

During the Sex Wars, conservatives, who were similarly against pornograpy as some feminists, found themselves overtaking the anti-porn standpoint. Supreme Court rulings like\u00a0Miller v. California<\/a>\u00a0in 1973 \u2014 which established the legal definition of obscenity that is still used in court rulings today \u2014 marked a major win for the conservative side of anti-porn movement. Despite their shared disdain for pornography, their disagreements on almost every single other political belief lead the two groups to not mesh well together. Due to lack of legislative power and a refusal to work with their anti-porn counterparts, feminists who were against pornography saw themselves losing control of the movement.<\/p>\n

Despite the current criticisms, OnlyFans doesn\u2019t seem to be slowing down any time soon. But as its popularity has continued to grow, the same supporters and critics of the 70s are arising again and are becoming increasingly fervent and divided. But will feminists stand a chance against the increasing conservative takeover this time around?<\/p>\n

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Booths and tables at X3 Expo in January of 2026. Photos by Bruna Horvath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The so-called \u2018Sex Wars\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Andrea Dworkin\u2019s books, \u201cWoman Hating,\u201d \u201cPornography: Men Possessing Women,\u201d and \u201cIntercourse\u201d laid on top of a New York Times article from 1985 on Dworkin and her partner John Stoltenberg. Graphic by Bruna Horvath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Stoltenberg has digital notifications set up to alert him every time his late partner, Andrea Dworkin, is mentioned somewhere online. \u201cIt runs the gamut from vile contempt to adoration,\u201d Stoltenberg said. \u201c\u2018Please save us Andrea,\u2019 kinds of messages, \u2018please come back,\u2019 \u2014 which I wish, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dworkin was known as one of the most prominent and polarizing figures of the so-called \u201cSex Wars\u201d of the 1970s through 1980s \u2014 a flashpoint in second-wave feminism, where supporters stood divided on the topic of pornography. On Dworkin\u2019s side were the \u201canti-porn\u201d feminists, those who argued that the material promoted violence, sexism, and the subjugation of women. Many anti-porn feminists views can understood by a popular phrase adopted by many in the movement, first coined by feminist Robin Morgan: \u201cPornography is the theory, rape is the practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other side were the \u201cpro-sex\u201d feminists, who argued that banning pornography would impair the ability for women to explore their sexuality and limit them financially.<\/p>\n

Stoltenberg had met Dworkin in 1974, when he had walked out of a poetry reading in Greenwich Village because \u201cit had been hateful toward women\u201d and found Dworkin outside, who had left for the same reason, according to a published note he later wrote. That spring, Dworkin would publish her debut nonfiction book \u201cWomen Hating\u201d which made the argument that hatred of women has ruminated throughout the centuries, through art, politics, and history.<\/p>\n

Stoltenberg, now 81, shivers looking back on the writing process of one of Dworkin\u2019s books, \u201cPornography: Men Processing Women,\u201d published in 1981. The couple feared that readers wouldn\u2019t pick up the book because of its polarizing subject matter. Conservatives didn\u2019t agree with the way Dworkin\u2019s critique of pornography focused on inequality and female exploitation instead of obscenity, pro-sex feminists were critical of Dworkin\u2019s views arguing she didn\u2019t support female sexuality.<\/p>\n

At the time, Stoltenberg said the two were living off food stamps and their home was filled with stacks upon stacks of pornographic magazines and VHS tapes that Dworkin was analyzing for her piece of social criticism. She had set out on an ambitious book, which was initially set to be three different installments, but Stoltenberg said that they had run out of money. Dworkin published the book in 1981, and it has since become one of her most recognizable works.<\/p>\n

Dworkin became a figurehead for a larger national anti-porn movement. New York Public Library archives show a glimpse of the size and fervor of the anti-porn feminist movement. Women Against Pornography, later renamed to Women Against Violence in Pornography & Media, was one of the largest and most recognizable anti-porn groups, with protest activity ranging from coast to coast. In a WAVPAM pamphlet from 1979, pictures of Dworkin can be seen at a talk along other anti-porn feminists like Adrienne Rich and Susan Brownmiller.<\/p>\n

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Collage of photos from New York Public Library\u2019s Karla Jay papers. Shows pictures from a Women Against Violence in Pornography & Media pamphlet from February of 1979 which highlights a conference on female perspectives on pornography which features speakers like Andrea Dworkin, Adrienne Rich, and Susan Brownmiller. Caption. Graphic by Bruna Horvath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WAVPAM hosted what was known as \u201cTake Back the Night\u201d marches, where women would march throughout the night and hand out pamphlets, to reclaim the night time as a time that women could feel safe in. One Women Against Pornography pamphlet shows that over a thousand women had come to just one march in New Haven, Connecticut. Anti-porn feminists also were known for\u00a0taking women on tours of red light districts and pornographic bookstores<\/a>, in hopes of educating people about the dangers of pornography.<\/p>\n

Anti-porn feminists tried to translate their protest activity into legislation, but often did not find success. In 1983, alongside legal scholar and feminist activist Catharine MacKinnon, Dworkin drafted an anti-porn ordinance in the city of Minneapolis that would allow people who were featured in pornographic content to sue distributors and creators of pornography for sex discrimination. The ordinance was passed by Minneapolis\u2019 city council, but later vetoed by its mayor at the time. A similar law was enacted in Indianapolis, but was later ruled unconstitutional for infringing on first amendment rights to free speech.<\/p>\n

Despite both anti-porn feminists like Dworkin and pro-sex activists operating under the same sphere of feminism, the two sides were starkly divided against the topic of pornography.<\/p>\n

Carol Sternhell, a journalism professor at New York University who used to attend Take Back the Night protests and supported WAVPAM, said that she remembers the stark divide between the sides vividly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was over the top,\u201d Sternhell said. \u201cFeminists and everybody wanted some of the same things, like an anti-male violence and equal everything, but it was a bitter fight. In my memory, it was a bitter fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sternhell described herself as standing on middle ground when it came to the pornography debate. Some of the figures she favored were\u00a0Ellen Willis<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ann Snitow<\/a>, who were also mostly in the middle of the debate but leaned more pro-sex \u2014 meaning that they believed pornography shouldn\u2019t be outlawed nor looked down upon.<\/p>\n

On the pro-sex side were well known figures like\u00a0Margo St. James<\/a>, who founded the group COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), and\u00a0Carol Leigh<\/a>, who legitimized the term \u201csex work.\u201d They looked to legitimize sex work as a respected form of employeement and remove the stigma around prostitution.<\/p>\n

The pro-sex standpoint emerged from a changing historical moment. With the rise of\u00a0American counterculture<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0second wave feminism<\/a>\u00a0in the 1960s, people were looking to expand freedom of sexual expression and push back against traditionalist values. In this cultural backdrop, the pro-sex standpoint flourished.<\/p>\n

The pro-sex feminists also had support from large organizations. The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, was also greatly opposed to the anti-porn movement during the Sex Wars. Dworkin even called the group \u201cexceptionally corrupt\u201d and a handmaiden of the pornographers\u201d in an essay titled, \u201cThe ACLU: Bait and Switch<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ACLU is still active today and has continued its defense of pornography and those in the adult entertainment industry. The Free Speech Coalition, which was later founded in 1991, has also been a large legal defender of pornography and sex worker rights.<\/p>\n

But throughout the years, pornography has evolved tremendously then at the height of the Sex Wars. During the 1970s and 80s, pornography existed in the form of photographs, VHS tapes, magazines, and movie houses.<\/p>\n

By the 2000s, internet pornography began to rise and later proliferate to its current technological state. Despite the growing access to porn at the start of the internet age, the feminist debate died out significantly. But since the recent rise of large platforms like OnlyFans, a great ideological divide on the topic seems to be emerging again.<\/p>\n

The World of OnlyFans<\/h2>\n

Fans that sign up for NyNy Lew\u2019s content see her as an adult fantasy. Her pictures and videos, available from anywhere from OnlyFans, to PornHub, to X, show her engaging in anal and oral sex, sometimes with multiple men and women. Fans flood her comments with heart eyes and fire emojis. She calls herself a \u201csquirter\u201d \u2014 the term used to describe when a woman is able to release large amounts of fluid from the urethra from sexual arousal. Lew said she can \u201csquirt\u201d up to seven feet in distance. \u201cI have a really big catalog,\u201d she added. \u201cI have range, and I have aim too.\u201d<\/p>\n

But these pictures and videos depict a reality much different from Lew\u2019s day-to-day life. During most of the week, the 36-year-old spends her time caring for someone with dementia. She\u2019s a mother who takes care of her teenage son, who suffers from sickle cell disease, a lifelong blood disorder. She\u2019s an independent creator, meaning she doesn\u2019t work with an agency that can help her organize her schedule, shoot her content, and meet collaborators.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really hard. I\u2019m still trying to find the best formula,\u201d Lew said. \u201cI am a very strong individual, and content creation can eat you up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI try not to let it consume me,\u201d she added. \u201cWhen I did let it consume me, it affected my pockets to the point I needed to go get a job and reset and figure out what I wanted to do \u2014 if I still want to do this or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lew\u2019s introduction to OnlyFans was rocky. Prior to joining the platform, Lew was a dancer and did artistic nude photo shoots. After doing a shoot with a photographer she met off of Instagram, Lew said he posted the pictures of her onto his OnlyFans without her knowing.<\/p>\n

She said she didn\u2019t thoroughly read an agreement she signed prior to the photo shoot. But it eventually led her to creating an account of her own, where she posted uncensored photos of herself and her boyfriend at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile [the photographer] was shooting me, he\u2019s like, \u2018why don\u2019t you sell your photos?\u2019 and so I signed up for OnlyFans,\u201d Lew said. \u201cHe planted that seed, and then I started putting my uncensored stuff on it for people to see. And I started there being naked, but I didn\u2019t do porn or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the start of her OnlyFans career, Lew said she was only making around $50 to $150 a month. But after hearing about the amounts that other creators were making on the platform of up to $50,000 a month, Lew said she began to invest more seriously into her content.<\/p>\n

She said that navigating the industry hasn\u2019t been easy. To help creators that are emerging in the industry, she said that she has been working on a \u201cBible for spicy creators\u201d that aims to teach people \u201chow to swim with the sharks.\u201d Lew said that for herself, she\u2019s had a wide range of negative experiences in the industry, whether it\u2019s been through people she found out could not be trusted or dealing with racism.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis industry is filled with weirdos,\u201d Lew said. \u201cThere are low-level weirdos, and then there are high-level weirdos. So you might be dealing with weirdo level one, and then there\u2019s weirdo level 10.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s big ass names that I dreamed of collabing with, but their names are so bad, their allegations are so horrible and dangerous, that I refuse to put myself in that situation,\u201d Lew said.<\/p>\n

For many creators on the platform, building trust can be very difficult. In the past, OnlyFans has been sued for\u00a0nonconsensual content being uploaded onto the platform<\/a>. The platform has also had issues with third-party adult content talent management agencies that have emerged, that creators\u00a0have accused of being exploitative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But those aren\u2019t the only issues creators have with the platform. The reality is that for most sex workers, OnlyFans isn\u2019t their preferred platform, but rather just the most well known one, mostly due to celebrity appearances. Many veterans in the sex industry have begun turning away from it, citing several issues with the platform.<\/p>\n

For one, it is very difficult to grow as a OnlyFans creator on the platform alone. In\u00a0an interview with the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, CEO of OnlyFans Keily Blair said that OnlyFans doesn\u2019t operate using a personalized algorithm, unlike other social media sites. This means that fans are only able to find creators using very exact search terms, and aren\u2019t recommended creators. The platform similarly does not host ads on its interface, nor data monetization.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing you can search for is their username,\u201d Blair said. \u201cAnd the reason for that is actually because we found historically across the internet, that when broad search terms are applied, people can seek to abuse those to promote content that is illegal or harmful or things along those lines, whereas if somebody genuinely wants to subscribe to a creator, they will know their username already, and they\u2019ll be able to find them.\u201d<\/p>\n

This has been an aspect of the platform that has caused issues for creators.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not gonna lie, OnlyFans are starting to lose me. They don\u2019t give you no traffic,\u201d Lew said. \u201cIt\u2019s only popular because people hyped it up. But how are people gonna find you? OnlyFans is still like a good platform to make money on, but that\u2019s if you\u2019re busting your ass and putting in the work, especially if you\u2019re a new creator.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about what keeps her going in the industry, the answer is simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reward, I am addicted to it,\u201d Lew said. \u201cIf I post something and get good engagement, it just hypes me up to post more and create more content and level up. And money, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other creators, like Ally Dua, a 24-year-old NYU student who posts content on OnlyFans, began on the platform for similar reasons. She joined OnlyFans in 2021, when she was about to turn 19. The New Jersey native said that her inner circle took it well and she told her mother right away when she was planning on making her account. She added that she would describe those close to her as supporters of sex workers.<\/p>\n

Dua joined OnlyFans at the peak of its popularity. In 2021 alone,\u00a0the platform reported in public filings<\/a>\u00a0that it had over 2 million creators and hit over 187 million fans \u2014 a growth of 128% from the previous year.<\/p>\n

Many creators joined OnlyFans during the pandemic, as it had become difficult for adult entertainers who relied on sex work for their livelihood to continue to work in person, due to quarantine rules. In 2020, the revenue in the stripping industry was\u00a0estimated to have decreased 17.4%<\/a>, with strip clubs across the country closing due to COVID-19 protocols. Lawsuits began hitting\u00a0states like New York and California<\/a>, alleging that strip clubs were unfairly hit with closures that impacted the livelihoods of their employees while other entertainment venues were still allowed to be open and operating.<\/p>\n

With OnlyFans, many were able to continue to make money in a similar line of work while remaining in the comfort and safety of their own home. Others were able to get access to social interaction that they couldn\u2019t have otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lived alone and I was touch-starved, you know? And I was like, \u2018I need some attention,\u2019\u201d said a creator named Kaela Luna. \u201cSo I started OnlyFans, started making money that way, and just kind of took it casually, until last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

As OnlyFans began to grow throughout 2020 and onwards, notable celebrities started to create accounts. Cardi B joined the platform as a creator in 2021, shortly after the release of her hit song W.A.P, with\u00a0estimates that the rapper may have made over $9 million<\/a>\u00a0from selling content on the platform (not adult content, but rather paid exclusive content). Rapper Iggy Azalea, actress Bella Thorne, as well as singer Lily Allen all later became creators on the platform, with Allen exclusively posting images of her feet. Public financial filings show that the platform had over 4 million creators and over 377 million fan accounts in 2024, growing 24% in fans from the previous year.<\/p>\n

All this combined with the promise of potential high earnings, creators were hooked.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething that was super attractive was the money,\u201d Dua said. \u201cAt that point, I had already been selling explicit photos, but using primarily Snapchat for that business. It was Snapchat and CashApp. With OnlyFans, everything\u2019s right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the platform, Dua said she does not offer any free content. The paywall to access her content was $10 but said she recently changed it to $5. The content on her main feed she describes as not containing anything too revealing. She added that more explicit content is offered as pay-per-view and can range from anything from $15 to $200, depending on what the content is. She said that OnlyFans isn\u2019t her full time job, but rather a \u201chustle.\u201d \u201cA girl got to pay her rent, but a girl got to also eat,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Although she has dabbled with a few other platforms, she said that she enjoys the security that a platform like OnlyFans brings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t mind OnlyFans taking their 20% I would rather trade that 20% for that security, knowing that OnlyFans is a secure platform, rather than risking my fucking private information being sold,\u201d she said, referring to the amount OnlyFans takes per sale.<\/p>\n

Throughout her time on her platform, she has learned that one of the most important aspects of finding success on the platform is building your specific niche and promoting yourself. She said that she recognizes some of the subscribers on her page as people from her high school and people she had gone on dates with, others are just complete strangers.<\/p>\n

Aside from the earnings, Dua said she likes to post content on the platform as a form of artistic expression. She added that she doesn\u2019t have a set posting schedule. If there is a day that she feels good in her skin, she\u2019ll take photos and then gradually release them on her page.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my human body, I\u2019ve shared it enough, I\u2019m really not scared of what other people have to say,\u201d Dua said. \u201cI\u2019m in a very unique position being an artist and knowing that I\u2019m not going to pursue a nine-to-five and I\u2019m not going into corporate America where these background checks are gonna crush and destroy my career opportunities. I\u2019m in a field where sexuality is something that very much drives my art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite OnlyFans being known mostly for its adult content, it has tried to change its image. In August of 2021, OnlyFans made an attempt to backstep from adult content, announcing it would be banning sexually explicit material. The CEO of OnlyFans at the time, Tim Stokley,\u00a0told the Financial Times<\/a>\u00a0that the pending ban was meant to appease banks and investors, who were citing \u201creputation risk\u201d when it came to investing in adult content platforms.<\/p>\n

After the announcement, OnlyFans was struck by massive backlash from adult content creators and users of the platform. The company\u00a0later posted onto X<\/a>, formerly known as Twitter at the time, that it would not be going through with the ban. From there, the platform only became more and more popular.<\/p>\n

But there are signs that OnlyFans could try to push against its image as an adult entertainment site again.<\/p>\n

In May of 2025,\u00a0OnlyFans was put up for sale<\/a>\u00a0for a whopping $5.5 billion. It still has not been officially bought. Like former Stokely predicted all those years ago, investors have been feeling weary about purchasing the platform.\u00a0Forbes reported<\/a>\u00a0that Architect Capital, a San Francisco-based asset manager and private credit firm, is eyeing acquisition. After OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky\u00a0abruptly passed away of cancer<\/a>\u00a0in March, the race for the platform\u2019s new owner has become even more pressing.<\/p>\n

Unnamed investors told Forbes that after reviewing the deal, that they saw \u201cwarning signs around slowing growth and risks for the site\u2019s relationships with its biggest creators.\u201d Under the ownership of Architect Capital, the platform would reportedly shift its focus towards less adult content, mirroring its more PG subscription-content competitor Patreon.<\/p>\n

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