Victoria Sinis, a young marketing professional from Australia, recently shared her experience working in the adult content industry, revealing a troubling side of recruitment practices on platforms like OnlyFans. For eight months, she was part of an agency that targeted young women, often those who appeared underage, to encourage them to create explicit content.
Sinis describes her role as deceptively simple. Instead of being upfront about the nature of the work, she and her colleagues lured potential performers with promises of glamorous lifestyles. They invited women to lavish parties and exotic locations, all while framing the job as a way to maximize earnings. "If we had approached them with the truth…they’d be like, ‘No!’” she explained.
The reality, however, is starkly different. While many influencers showcase luxury living on social media, the average OnlyFans creator earns only about $180 a month. Sinis noted that the job required significant effort, with some performers posting up to 20 videos a day across multiple accounts. She highlighted the misconception that selling content online is easy money, stating, “It’s a full-time job for very little return.”
Sinis joined the agency after graduating with a marketing degree, believing it to be a harmless opportunity. She soon found herself recruiting women who already had a following on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. The agency specifically sought out those who looked very young, as they were believed to attract more subscribers.
As part of the recruitment process, Sinis and her team would entice women with the potential for high earnings, often downplaying the risks and the nature of the content they would be asked to produce. This included increasingly explicit material, with the agency pushing performers to move beyond simple lingerie shots to more graphic content. Sinis described how they would subtly coerce women into accepting custom requests for explicit performances, framing it as an opportunity they shouldn’t miss.
Over time, Sinis began to feel uncomfortable with the nature of the work. She recalled instances where requests for content became disturbing, prompting her to reconsider her role in the industry. After attending a church service and reflecting on the impact her work had on young women, she decided to resign. “I was crying every day,” she admitted.
Sinis’s departure from the agency led her to speak out against the exploitation she witnessed. She emphasized that the industry not only harms the women creating content but also the men subscribing to it. Many subscribers, often lonely and seeking connection, are misled into believing they are engaging in real relationships with performers, when in fact they might be chatting with hired workers.
Her experiences point to a broader issue with the adult content industry, especially as it relates to younger generations. Sinis noted that many children are exposed to pornography at a very young age, leading to emotional struggles and a decrease in real-life relationships among young men.
Now, as an advocate for change, Sinis calls for a cultural shift that emphasizes the importance of family, marriage, and faith. She supports measures like age verification laws but believes that a deeper conversation about the impact of pornography is essential. “We need to stop shaming young men and women, and start attacking the real enemy: the $97 billion porn industry that’s consuming them both,” she said.
Sinis’s story sheds light on the hidden dangers of the adult content industry and the urgent need for awareness and reform.