Aimeeinghigher and Gold Coast Internet Removals warn new OnlyFans creators of inevitable exploitation

Online content creator for OnlyFans @Aimeeinghigher said “get a life” to the people who take copyright content and publish it to other platforms.

The Covid-19 pandemic sent content creation – and consumption – on OnlyFans into overdrive, with the once-taboo adult content industry becoming much more mainstream.

And for creators it might be all big bucks and penthouse apartments now – but that flashy lifestyle is exactly what gets content creators in to trouble, a cyber expert has warned.

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Gold Coast Internet Removals’ Zach Featherstone said for the past decade his company has specialised in removing illegal content from the internet.

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Gold Coast Internet Removals manage 10 clients on the Gold Coast, which is a small representation of creators in the city.

Mr Featherstone said the business frequently deals with copyright violations where people take a creator’s content, screenshot it and republish it online without consent.

He said he was horrified by what was said on the sites that publish the copyrighted content. “Mostly men talk about what they would do if they got a hold of these individuals.”

Mr Featherstone said it was inevitable people would join the sex work industry but it was important to educate them on how to be safe.

“It goes back to sex education in class and we just try to give clients information on how to be safe online and protect themselves,” he said.

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“There is obviously a lot of creators who live a life publicly successfully without any repercussions.

“However people need to remember that the data will always be out there on some server, on someone’s USB or on someone’s phone.

“You have to go into it knowing it is going to happen at some point, so it’s more if you can live with it once the photos are out.”

Ex-love Island contestant Edyn Denise is another of the Gold Coast's top OnlyFans creators.. Picture: Supplied

But there is another, more sinister danger to publishing unique content for mass consumption.

Creators are getting ‘doxed’, where hackers extort them for money by threatening to release private information, such as addresses and phone numbers.

“If you live on the Gold Coast and you are taking a picture from your balcony facing Surfers Paradise beach it is really easy to identify where you live and people can start to stalk, dox or harass you,” Mr Featherstone said.

“Don’t give away your location and be proactive about identifiable land marks,” he added.

Mr Featherstone also said people should not be so quick to judge creators, as no one knows why they are doing it.

Edyn Denise enjoying a wine on the canals. Picture: Supplied.

“They can be doing it to pay their bills while working a full-time job because their rent has increased exponentially or they’ve lost shifts at work because of lockdown,” he said.

“People are forced into doing whatever they can to make money.

“Coming out to friends and family can be an issue as well.

“At the end of the day everyone should express their freedom.”

‘GET A LIFE’: ONLYFANS CREATOR’S FIERY TIRADE AT COPYRIGHT HACKS

Online content creator for OnlyFans @Aimeeinghigher said “get a life” to the people who take copyright content and publish it to other platforms.

She recently told the Bulletin she had to quit her full-time job before she started making up to $20,000 a month on OnlyFans.

Aimee, 21, started her OnlyFans in February 2020 as a “side hustle” while she worked full-time in childcare.

She said in her last month’s report from her copyright agency she had 328 links and 4592 images and videos removed from the internet which contained copyrighted content.

“Get a life,” she said, “Find something better to do with your time.

“I send you love, but we are real people and I am trying to pay my bills and create a life for myself.”

She said she used to get anxious about posting content before she had a copyright agency behind her but was more confident now.

The creator said “get a life” to the people who copyright content and publish it to other platforms.

“I’m not stressed about it too much now but on a personal level it makes me sad that there is people out there exploiting us,” Aimee said.

“However, it’s not only my intimate images which are being posted online, it affects revenue.

“It’s decreasing earning which isn’t fair in this type of job.”

Aimee said it was important for new users to come to terms with the fact content may be leaked online.

“If you can’t wrap your head around the fact that your content can end up on anyone’s screen then that is a bit naive,” she said.

“In the same sentence, be mindful that this is the reality of it, but don’t let that scare you.

“There are people out there to help us.”

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