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
  1. "Get more out of your SnapChat with FanCentro". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. Clarke, Laurie (13 September 2019). "The x-rated world of premium Snapchat has spawned an illicit underground industry". Wired. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. Blue, Violet (17 December 2018). "The Internet War on Sex is Here". Engadget. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. "Customer FAQs". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "Celebrating Sex Worker Pride". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. "Update: Coronavirus Production Hold". FreeSpeechCoalition.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. Steadman, Otillia (6 May 2020). "Everyone Is Making Porn At Home. Will The Industry Survive?". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. Hazelhurst, Beatrice (19 May 2020). "So You Want to Be a Cam Girl During Quarantine". i-D. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. "Pornography is booming during covid-19 lockdowns". Economist. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  11. "The Post-Pandemic Future of Porn". Jezebel. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. Barrica, Andrea. "COVID-19 Is Fundamentally Changing the Porn Industry For the Better". Forbes.com (6 May 2020). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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