Netflix’s documentary “Money Shot: The Pornhub Story” offers an inside look at how two laws passed in 2018, FOSTA (Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) and SESTA (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act), have affected the lives of legal, consenting sex workers who provide pornography online.
These laws removed the legal protection of online platforms that host content that could be seen as promoting sex trafficking. However, the lack of a clear definition of “sex trafficking” has led platforms to ban legal, consensual sexual content, including the content that makes up many online sex workers’ livelihoods.
The documentary features Siri Dahl, a porn performer, who describes how FOSTA-SESTA has affected her social media presence. She was “shadow-banned” on Instagram, making it difficult for fans to find her account.
Even a photo of her in a bikini or tank top would be taken down, flagged as “soliciting” even without a caption. She also describes the influence of financial institutions like MasterCard and Visa, which heavily censor even sites explicitly for porn uploads, like OnlyFans.
There is a long list of banned words that performers are not allowed to use in video descriptions, including terms like “fisting” and “pegging”.
The documentary “Money Shot: The Pornhub Story” offers an inside look at the impact of FOSTA-SESTA on online sex workers. These laws, passed in 2018, removed the legal protection of online platforms that host content promoting sex trafficking.
The lack of a clear definition of “sex trafficking” has led to the banning of legal, consensual sexual content, including the content that makes up many online sex workers’ livelihoods.
In the documentary, Siri Dahl, a porn performer, reveals how FOSTA-SESTA has affected her social media presence. After the laws were passed, she was “shadow-banned” on social media, making it almost impossible for fans to find her on Instagram. Even a photo of her in a bikini or tank top would be flagged as “soliciting” and taken down, without any caption.
Dahl goes on to describe how financial institutions like MasterCard and Visa have heavily censored sites like OnlyFans, which are explicitly for porn uploads.
Performers are not allowed to use a long list of banned words in video descriptions, including terms like “fisting” and “pegging”. Dahl questions why these words are banned and suggests that some executives may have a fear of these activities.
In conclusion, “Money Shot: The Pornhub Story” sheds light on how FOSTA-SESTA has made life difficult for online sex workers, affecting their social media presence and even the content they can upload on sites like OnlyFans.
It highlights the need for clear definitions of “sex trafficking” to avoid the banning of legal, consensual sexual content.
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