2020 taught us that damn near nobody is prepared for the worst. It taught us as sex workers our industry is, more often than not, looked at by new models through rose colored glasses. It taught us how fragile our stability is when Bella Thorne royally screwed OnlyFans, larping in our lingerie. Yet I think the most important thing 2020 and on taught us was about our own resilience and what the future of sex work may potentially look like. More importantly, how to prepare for it.
As the number of models using the platform grew, so did the number of pirates stealing content and posting their thefts on websites like Reddit. The importance of having some sort of protection against your content is at an all time high. This is one of the most important things I would look into when posting and does the website you post on offer this service to you. A DMCA service is never a bad idea to get a quote from to make sure your content stays under your control.
Backing up your content on a hard drive or something tangible is also super important as our longevity online is uncertain. Between bills to censor the internet and companies changing their TOS one can only imagine how long Google will turn a blind eye to pornography saved on their servers. Used to be that a terabyte thumb drive would cost you 2 paychecks, now they are much more affordable and reasonable in size. Trust me, invest in a good one.
Lastly I will say to somehow invest in a mailing list or maybe a telegram group. Something outside of the constraints of social media that if a great purge should occur you’d be able to keep in contact safely with all of your fans. There is no better option in this case so do whatever is comfortable for you! Just make sure that it is away from any and all social medias including Reddit.
These are 3 great ways to make sure that you are a step ahead of whatever the next pitchfork hunt or witch trial may take place. And trust us seasoned ones, it will. History has a way of repeating itself and especially with us. Between fighting to have processing with MasterCard and Amex and the hundreds of fake agencies stealing from content creators.. there are many lessons to be learned at the sake of OnlyFans.
