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This paper examines the political economy of sexual labor on the subscription-based platform OnlyFans, focusing on two English-speaking creators, Sasha De Sade and Leah Hayes. Drawing on publicly available interviews, social media presence, and industry reports, this analysis explores how these creators navigate content moderation, financial independence, and digital stigma. The paper argues that while OnlyFans offers unprecedented economic agency for performers, it also reproduces traditional hierarchies of platform control and algorithmic risk. By comparing De Sade’s niche BDSM branding with Hayes’s mainstream adult model trajectory, this study reveals divergent strategies for audience monetization in the post-#MeToo digital economy.
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