OnlyFans controversy highlights the bind facing most gig workers
- Written by Dilan Thampapillai, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, UNSW

The saga over subscription-based social media platform OnlyFans, which announced it would ban sexually explicit content only to reverse that decision a week later, has highlighted just how quickly such a platform can move the goalposts for those relying on it for an income.
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