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TikTok accused of helping to promote sex industry to girls
Researchers say popular performers covertly market OnlyFans content and tell followers about wealthy lifestyleTikTok is helping to promote and normalise the sex industry, allowing “sexfluencers” to post videos aimed at marketing pornographic content they have uploaded elsewhere on sites such as OnlyFans, a report indicates.After studying non-explicit content posted on TikTok over the course of a y
Published Saturday, 7 November 2026 at 09:00

Researchers say popular performers covertly market OnlyFans content and tell followers about wealthy lifestyleTikTok is helping to promote and normalise the sex industry, allowing “sexfluencers” to post videos aimed at marketing pornographic content they have uploaded elsewhere on sites such as OnlyFans, a report indicates.After studying non-explicit content posted on TikTok over the course of a year by some of OnlyFans’ most popular young female performers, researchers said the women buried coded references to pornography in “girly lifestyle content” that showed them shopping, playing with their pets, baking or offering skincare advice. Continue reading...
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