Non-consensual sharing of images

Commercial content creators, sexual content creation platforms and the lack of protection

Bibliographic Data

ID6443364
AuthorsTeela Sanders (0000-0001-6392-6896), Gaynor Trueman (0000-0002-8481-7610, University of Leicester), Kate Worthington (Revenge Porn Helpline, UK), Rachel Keighley (0000-0001-5245-933X, University of Leicester)
Year2023
Volume27
Issue1
Pages84-105
Publication date2023-05-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14614448231172711
OpenAlexW4376106512
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited46

In this article, we explore the experiences of commercial content creators who have their content (videos, photos, and images) misused. This article reports from a mixed-methods study consisting of 16 interviews with content creators; nine interviews with practitioners who support sex workers and interviews with seven adult service website (ASW) operators. These qualitative data are supported by 221 responses to a survey from the content creators’ community. We describe how content creators experience blackmail, threats of exposure and recording without knowledge, stalking, harassment, doxing, ‘deepfakes’ and impersonation. We conclude that the online sex work environment may not be as safe as previous research has demonstrated, and that commercial content creators are often ignored by governance and platforms following sex workers’ complaints regarding their content being misused. We reflect on the forthcoming UK Online Safety Bill as compared to the US Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act/Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA/FOSTA) law which have seen implications across the globe for digital sex workers. We offer solutions for ASWs to act more responsibly

Business · Content (measure theory · Content analysis · Corporate governance · Criminology · Digital content · Globe · Harassment · Internet privacy · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · Social science · Sociology · Stalking · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology · Marketing

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