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Why some athletes and musicians are using OnlyFans as a side hustle

2025/6/2
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Charlotte Edwards
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Chimgoziru Nwokoma
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Hannah Gelbart
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Kurt Adams Rosenthal
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Hannah Gelbart: 我认为OnlyFans为运动员和音乐家提供了一种新的收入来源，但同时也伴随着争议和污名。我希望通过今天的节目，能够让大家更全面地了解OnlyFans的运作方式，以及它对不同人群的影响。我个人不会在OnlyFans上发布任何内容，但这并不妨碍我探讨这个话题的价值和意义。 Charlotte Edwards: 作为BBC的商业记者，我认为OnlyFans的商业模式非常独特，它通过订阅模式为内容创作者提供了一个直接与粉丝互动的平台。虽然OnlyFans上的大部分内容是成人内容，但也存在许多其他类型的优质内容。我认为OnlyFans的成功在于它满足了人们对个性化内容的需求，同时也为内容创作者提供了一个新的收入来源。然而，我也承认OnlyFans面临着许多挑战，包括内容泄露、污名化以及监管风险。OnlyFans的未来发展方向将取决于它如何应对这些挑战，并找到一个可持续发展的商业模式。 Kurt Adams Rosenthal: 我是一名英国皮划艇运动员，为了实现我的奥运梦想，我开始在OnlyFans上发布内容。Paddle UK每年给我的资助是1.6万英镑，这根本不够我在伦敦进行全职训练的开销，包括房租、交通、食物等等。我通过OnlyFans赚了大约10万英镑，但这导致我失去了Paddle UK的资助。我知道我的做法可能存在争议，但我认为为了追求梦想，我愿意尝试任何方式。我一直秉持着不择手段的精神，因为体育和想要成为追求奥运梦想的职业运动员是我的个性和身份。 Chimgoziru Nwokoma: 我是非洲科技媒体TechPoint Africa的记者，我认为OnlyFans的商业模式已经在非洲得到了推广，并催生了类似的应用，如尼日利亚的All Access Fans。这些平台在过去几年经历了稳步增长，但同时也面临着许多挑战，包括监管风险、文化污名以及内容审核。我认为这些平台需要与当地的文化规范和社会价值观相适应，才能在非洲市场取得成功。同时，我也认为这些平台需要加强内容审核，打击非法内容，保护用户的权益。

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OnlyFans is an online platform where people create content (photos, videos and live streams), which can be monetised. Although it hosts a variety of content across topics like fitness and cooking, OnlyFans is known widely for hosting adult content, much of it explicit. As its popularity has soared, so too has the controversy and stigma surrounding the platform.

Last week, Kurts Adams Rozentals, a world-class British canoeist, revealed that he had been banned from competing by Paddle UK — the sport’s governing body — after they learned he was an OnlyFans content creator. He told the BBC he started posting content because Paddle UK’s annual grant of £16,000 was insufficient to cover rent, travel, food and other expenses associated with full-time training in London.

BBC Business Reporter Charlotte Edwards explains exactly how the platform works and who owns it. She also gives us the latest on the embattled British canoer.

Plus: Chimgozirim Nwokoma, a senior reporter for Tech Point Africa, tells us about All Access Fans — an African start-up that have taken inspiration from OnlyFans’ subscription-based business model — and the reaction to it.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: William Lee Adams and Benita Barden Editor: Verity Wilde