Is OnlyFans Social Media? Intimacy, Ethics, and


On this episode of #mensexpleasure, Cam interviews Monash University research fellow Emily van der Nagel about her research and book on OnlyFans, focusing on media literacy, platform design, and adult content creation. They discuss the centrality of direct messages for intimacy, monetisation, risks of deception, and parasocial harm. They address creator agency, boundary-setting, audience pressure, demographic uncertainty due to platform secrecy, and how AI may reshape authenticity expectations, disclosure, and trust.


Key points:

01:33 Is OnlyFans Social Media?

04:58 Creator Versus Subscriber

06:24 DMs And Money

08:25 Chatbots And Trust

24:53 Ethical Porn Debate

29:09 Leaks And Consent

33:30 Audience Pressure

40:15 AI And The Future


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