FanCentro
FanCentro is a subscription-based website platform created in 2017[1] to help adult film performers and others sell access to their private social media accounts.[2] Due to rampant deplatforming and shadow banning of sex-related content,[3] the platform now allows fans to subscribe to content feeds directly on the site.[4] The company has been a vocal defender of the rights of sex workers.[5]
2020 production hold
During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic and shutdown, paid social networks like FanCentro, OnlyFans and JustForFans experienced significant growth after mainstream adult production was halted.[6][7] FanCentro says it saw a rise of 65% in new daily sign-ups in the first weeks of the shutdown.[8] By May 2020, the site boasted over 190,000 models (up from 15,000 in September 2019 and 6,000 in July 2018)[9] with 19,000 signing up in the preceding two months alone.[10]
The rise of premium social networks such as FanCentro is a significant shift in the structure of the porn industry, as performers can own and continue to profit from their work and better control working conditions.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Get more out of your SnapChat with FanCentro". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Clarke, Laurie (13 September 2019). "The x-rated world of premium Snapchat has spawned an illicit underground industry". Wired. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Blue, Violet (17 December 2018). "The Internet War on Sex is Here". Engadget. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Customer FAQs". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Celebrating Sex Worker Pride". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Update: Coronavirus Production Hold". FreeSpeechCoalition.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Steadman, Otillia (6 May 2020). "Everyone Is Making Porn At Home. Will The Industry Survive?". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Hazelhurst, Beatrice (19 May 2020). "So You Want to Be a Cam Girl During Quarantine". i-D. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Rodriguez, Salvador (15 September 2019). "Subscription porn gains popularity as new apps let models sell directly to their fans". CNBC.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Pornography is booming during covid-19 lockdowns". Economist. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "The Post-Pandemic Future of Porn". Jezebel. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Barrica, Andrea. "COVID-19 Is Fundamentally Changing the Porn Industry For the Better". Forbes.com. No. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.