FanCentro
FanCentro is a subscription-based website platform created in 2017[4] to help adult film performers and others sell access to their private social media accounts.[5] Due to rampant deplatforming and shadow banning of sex-related content,[6] the platform now allows fans to subscribe to content feeds directly on the site.[7] The company has been a vocal defender of the rights of sex workers.[8]
Type of site | Premium social network |
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Available in | English, German, Spanish, Russian |
Headquarters | Mattawan , |
Country of origin | United States |
Owner | Stan Fiskin [2] |
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Services | Social Media monetization, Direct Messaging, Clip store, Subscriptions, Feed |
URL | fancentro.com |
2020 production hold
During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic and shutdown, paid social networks like FanCentro, OnlyFans and JustForFans experienced significant growth after mainstream adult production was halted.[9][10] FanCentro says it saw a rise of 65% in new daily sign-ups in the first weeks of the shutdown.[11] By May 2020, the site boasted over 190,000 models (up from 15,000 in September 2019 and 6,000 in July 2018)[12] with 19,000 signing up in the preceding two months alone.[13]
The rise of premium social networks such as FanCentro is a significant shift in the structure of the porn industry, as performers can own and continue to profit from their work and better control working conditions.[14][15]
References
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96377731 FanCentro - Premium social network
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98381573 Stan Fiskin business entrepreneur
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98381575 Alan Hall business enterpeneur
- "Get more out of your SnapChat with FanCentro". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- Clarke, Laurie (13 September 2019). "The x-rated world of premium Snapchat has spawned an illicit underground industry". Wired. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- Blue, Violet (17 December 2018). "The Internet War on Sex is Here". Engadget. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Customer FAQs". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Celebrating Sex Worker Pride". FanCentro.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Update: Coronavirus Production Hold". FreeSpeechCoalition.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- Steadman, Otillia (6 May 2020). "Everyone Is Making Porn At Home. Will The Industry Survive?". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- Hazelhurst, Beatrice (19 May 2020). "So You Want to Be a Cam Girl During Quarantine". i-D. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- Rodriguez, Salvador (15 September 2019). "Subscription porn gains popularity as new apps let models sell directly to their fans". CNBC.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Pornography is booming during covid-19 lockdowns". Economist. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "The Post-Pandemic Future of Porn". Jezebel. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- Barrica, Andrea. "COVID-19 Is Fundamentally Changing the Porn Industry For the Better". Forbes.com (6 May 2020). Retrieved 29 May 2020.