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North American model Sophie Rain, 20, earned 43.5 million euros in her first year on Onlyfans
Many Spanish teenagers, some only 12, look at Onlyphans as an appealing alternative to traditional work. They have good reasons for this: Last year, model Sophie Rain won 43 million euros with her channel on the erotic content platform.
A new study, presented in a recently published magazine Sexuality & Culture found that many teenagers in Spain not only Know Onlyfans as they also see it as a viable and even empowering form of making money.
In group discussions with more than 160 adolescents, the study authors found that the platforms that promote erotic content They are influenced the way young people – especially girls – look at economic opportunities, self -esteem and sexuality.
Adolescents frequently framed the content creation as a personal choice or expression of autonomyminimizing the risks inherent to your exhibition on a public platform.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Alcalá, was led by the candidate for Doctorate Kristel ancion-anguitewhich expresses concern about the impact of hypersexualized digital culture in adolescent development.
The team conducted discussions of focal groups with 164 secondary school students with ages between 12 and 16 From urban and rural areas in Guadalajara, Spain, as part of a broader program of sex education.
“We were increasingly concerned about the impact on social networks of Hypersexualized digital culture us teenagersespecially the normalization of Erotic Self-Presentation Platforms As O Onlyfans, ”explains ancion-anguite, cited no.
“Although these platforms are legally restricted to adults, the minors are now not only to access their content but also to integrate it into their Cultural aspirations and daily professionals“The researcher emphasizes.
The investigation revealed that even younger teenagers have detailed knowledge of the Onlyfans business modelunderstanding how subscribers pay for exclusive content and how gains correlate with popularity and explicit material.
Participants often referred to physical appearance as crucial to success, suggesting that those who meet Certain beauty standards are more likely to generate profits.
Surprisingly, both girls and boys described the platform as a Realistic Future Optionalthough they usually consider it to be able to more profitable for women.
Many teenagers fitted content creation on a platform like Onlyfans as a rational economic decisionparticularly for girls who may not follow educational paths or traditional professional.
There are good reasons for teenagers to have this perception. At the end of last year, the American model Sophie Rain20 years old, in a Twitter publication has earned with his channel on Onlyfans, in just one year, the astronomical amount of 43.5 million euros.
The results of the study suggest that educational systems and current legislation They are not following the rapid changes in the creation and promotion of sexual content.
Investigators consider that teenagers need education comprehensive that it addresses social, economic and psychological aspects of sexualized digital culture – not just “online security warnings”.