In today’s creator economy, visibility is currency. But attention isn’t ownership and followers aren’t a business. Over the past few years, I’ve met countless influencers and creators, many of them with huge followings across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and even adult-friendly...

A compressed history of the online adult industry, 1997 – 2015 The modern online adult market was never static. It evolved in clear waves. In the late 1990s, early paysites thrived on galleries and staged updates — small image sets or 1-minute “cut” videos designed to...