Stripe abruptly drops WishTender—leaving creators scrambling
2024-02-09
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Stripe's abrupt decision to sever ties with WishTender, an online platform supporting sex workers and digital creators, casts a glaring light on the relentless harm inflicted upon these communities. This move is just another blow in a series of restrictions and closures that have increasingly crippled online sex work.
In a tweet yesterday, WishTender revealed that Stripe had terminated t .....
Mystery thriller about sex work
2024-01-09
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Glendall C. Jackson III's gripping mystery, "Naked Came the Detective," won the Best Indie Book Award for novellas, its fourth honor since mid-2023. The novel follows a high-end sex worker investigating a client's death.
It started with wins at the Paris Book Festival and Firebird Book Awards. It was a top noir mystery at BookFest Awards, a PenCraft Book Awards runner-up, a .....
Navigating the Shift From Social Stars to Exclusive Content Creators
2023-12-19
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It's no secret that the digital age has revolutionised how we consume entertainment. In recent years, we've witnessed a fascinating phenomenon: those catchy dance routines and viral clips on TikTok are becoming the gateway for creators to a more personal and lucrative venture. Indeed, TikTok creators turned OnlyFans stars are redefining fame, offering an exclusive glimpse into their liv .....
AI Is Detaining Sex Workers at the Border—and You May Be Next
2023-12-04
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Facial identification technology has emerged as a tool to detain and prohibit sex workers from entering certain countries, signaling the advent of an increasingly invasive surveillance state propelled by artificial intelligence.
This technology has been wielded by border control authorities to target individuals within the sex work industry, using facial recognition algorithms to identify an .....
The Role of Technology in Modern Sex Work: An Overview of Positive and Negative Impacts
2023-12-02
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Introduction:
The landscape of sex work has evolved significantly, accompanied by shifts in societal attitudes and technological advancements. From traditional forms like prostitution to contemporary manifestations like online platforms for selling content or meeting clients, technology has fundamentally altered the sex work industry. This overview delves into the multifaceted influence of t .....
My Life as a Card-Carrying Sex Worker
2023-11-12
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I'm really glad that I was smart before starting legal sex work a few years ago. If you want to work in one of the 19 regulated Nevada brothels, you need to be a smart businessperson. Even though it involves a lot of details (I'll explain them below), becoming one of the ~200 legal courtesans working in the U.S. is the best decision I've ever made.
Working at the brothel has impr .....
Maryland Man Charged with Leading Multi-State Sex Trafficking Network
2023-11-12
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A man from Maryland has been charged by the FBI's I-81 Human Trafficking Task Force for using drug addiction to force at least five adult victims into commercial sex work. William Oneil Murray III, 35, faces charges including sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion. The victims were controlled by Murray, who managed their drug dependency, limiting their access to drugs and using th .....
Former tech workers became sex workers — and love their new lives
2023-11-12
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As some tech workers resist going back to the office, face job cuts that hurt progress in diversity and equality, and see their hopes of starting successful startups fade away, a group of tech workers is quietly leaving the industry for a different path: sex work.
These individuals, including erotic filmmakers, professional dominatrixes, and traditional escorts, share stories of feeling more .....
Stop discounting us: Lotus Lain on the fight to decriminalize sex work
2023-10-30
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In the face of a pressing deadline amidst the looming specter of a government shutdown, Lain's unwavering determination propelled her on a historic odyssey from the bustling city of Los Angeles to the global stage in Geneva. Her mission: to represent the often marginalized and overlooked voices of sex workers in the United States.
Lain emerged as the advocate for two influential organiza .....
Nevada's legal brothel system deserves national credit
2023-10-18
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A Growing Momentum in Reconsidering Sex Work Legislation: An Examination of Recent Initiatives Across U.S. States
In recent times, there has been a notable and unprecedented surge of legislative activity across the United States, reflecting an evolving discourse concerning the regulatory framework governing sex work. In this juncture, an exemplar of legislative evolution unfolded in June, wh .....