The stigma around porn work
Inhibiting the enforcement of health and safety regulations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13086173 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Rose Nocella (0000-0002-7859-6081, Oxford Brookes University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 411-429 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Porn Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23268743.2024.2404557 |
| OpenAlex | W4403135905 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 56 |
Laws around occupational health and safety are not enforced in the gig economy porn industry. From nine semi-structured interviews with UK-based adult content creators (ACCs) it emerges that, while working on online platforms, they receive no training and are not supported with regard to the work-related risks they encounter while performing sex. ACCs self-regulate how to perform sex in the safest manner and avoid the risk of catching sexually transmitted diseases and infections, at their own expense and in their free time. Yet a doctrinal analysis of UK health and safety laws reveals that platforms should be obligated to provide ACCs with paid training, and personal protective equipment such as tests and condoms, to provide them with a safe work environment. Even self-employed individuals in fact have a right to be protected at work and to ensure that third parties are not harmed because of their work. I therefore argue that the lack of enforcement of health and safety regulations on online porn platforms is triggered by the stigma around porn work. Selling sex is perceived as a taboo activity; stigma is a powerful tool which relegates ACCs to the margins of society, while relegating porn platforms to lawless territories
Business · Criminology · Enforcement · Environmental health · Internet privacy · Law enforcement · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Stigma (botany · Work (physics · Workplace safety · Computer Science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |